Tag: scotland housing emergency

Housing tribunal delays deepen Scottish housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Scottish landlords are having to wait up to a year to regain possession of their properties as housing tribunal delays...

Scottish government launches support for first-time buyers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th July 2026, 2 months ago | 0

The Scottish government has officially launched its First Homes Fund to help first-time buyers. Under the scheme, it offers first-time...

Scottish Conservatives slam SNP after housebuilding falls to decade low

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd July 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Scottish housebuilding is at its lowest level in a decade as political parties slam SNP over failures. Figures released by...

Good intentions alone do not house people – SAL

Author: John Blackwood

8th June 2026, 3 months ago | 0

The Scottish Parliament is back in session following the recent election and, while much of what is and will be...

SNP scheme criticised for not addressing Scotland’s housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st June 2026, 3 months ago | 0

The Scottish government has come under fire over its First Homes Fund, with critics claiming it is the SNP “trying...

Scottish parties must support private rented sector

Author: John Blackwood

2nd March 2026, 6 months ago | 0

Party conference season is in full swing. At the time of writing, the Scottish Tories and Liberal Democrats have both...

Scottish Conservatives pledge to scrap rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2026, 6 months ago | 0

The Scottish Conservatives have pledged to reverse rent controls and build 80,000 affordable homes to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency. The...

Call for Scottish Budget to help landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2026, 7 months ago | 0

Tomorrow’s Scottish Budget must provide meaningful support across the entire housing market, including help for landlords, if the country is...

Scottish government must build more than 15,000 affordable homes to combat housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd September 2025, 11 months ago | 0

The Scottish government must deliver more than 15,000 homes a year in the next Parliament to tackle the housing emergency,...

Scottish government unveil housing action plan as Green party demand rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2025, 12 months ago | 0

The Scottish government has announced an action plan to end the housing emergency, including implementing Awaab’s Law by 2026 and...

First Minister vows to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2025, 1 year ago | 2

One of Scotland’s largest housing industry bodies has welcomed the First Minister’s promise to tackle the housing emergency. In a...

Green Party claims rent controls will solve London’s housing crisis in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 2 years ago | 6

A Green Party politician claims the Mayor of London, “has no choice” but to introduce rent controls to solve the...

Students struggle as Scottish housing crisis worsens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Thousands of students “are being overlooked” as housing crisis in Scotland reaches breaking point. A report by the Chartered Institute...

Scottish Conservatives blame SNP for housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th June 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The Scottish Conservatives claim the SNP have caused a housing emergency in Scotland. The party’s manifesto says the rent cap...

SNP blasts Westminster for Scotland’s housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The SNP blames Brexit and Westminster underinvestment for Scotland’s housing crisis.    In the SNP’s manifesto dubbed ‘A Future Made...

Sixth Scottish council declares housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2024, 2 years ago | 1

West Lothian Council has declared a housing emergency, citing the mounting pressures on housing and homelessness due to an imbalance...

Industry bodies urge government action as housing emergency grips Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2024, 2 years ago | 5

An industry body claims that Scotland has moved past a housing crisis and is in the midst of a housing...

No difficulty renting for First Minister during housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2024, 3 years ago | 2

Despite Scotland facing a housing emergency, First Minister Humza Yousaf spent £6,000 a month of taxpayer’s money on a rented...

Scotland’s housing crisis deepens as chronic undersupply of homes is to blame

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2024, 3 years ago | 1

Scotland’s housing emergency worsens as more than a quarter of households are in housing need. A report by Homes for...

Scottish budget faces backlash for failing to address housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The Scottish government has unveiled its budget for the upcoming year with promises to invest in affordable social housing. However,...