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A third of affordable housing in Scotland delivered through private developer contributions

|Date: 15 Sep 2022

A third of affordable housing in Scotland delivered through private developer contributions

Around a third of new affordable housing in Scotland is directly delivered through contributions from pri ...

Around a third of new affordable housing in Scotland is directly delivered through contributions from private developers – according to a survey undertaken by sector body Homes for Scotland which comp ...

15 Sep 2022
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Homes for Scotland announces new Chief Executive

|Date: 24 May 2022

Homes for Scotland announces new Chief Executive

Sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced Jane Wood as its new Chief Executive with effect from ...

Sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced Jane Wood as its new Chief Executive with effect from Wednesday 1st June. Jane joins HFS from BT where she was Group UK Nations and Regions Director ...

24 May 2022
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Impact of developer contributions in Scotland revealed

|Date: 06 Aug 2021

Impact of developer contributions in Scotland revealed

Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed a new Scottish Government report on the value, incide ...

Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed a new Scottish Government report on the value, incidence and impact of developer contributions – which it says demonstrates the important linkages a ...

06 Aug 2021
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New board appointments at Homes for Scotland

|Date: 17 Jun 2021

New board appointments at Homes for Scotland

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced three new appointments to its Board following its Annual General M ...

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced three new appointments to its Board following its Annual General Meeting. Regional Managing Director for Keepmoat Homes Beth McNeil and Managing Director for Bel ...

17 Jun 2021
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Home builders look ahead to lockdown lifting

|Date: 16 Apr 2021

Home builders look ahead to lockdown lifting

Scottish home builders are keenly awaiting the planned 26 April lifting of restrictions which have preven ...

Scottish home builders are keenly awaiting the planned 26 April lifting of restrictions which have prevented workers from entering customers’ homes for non-essential aftercare work during the latest l ...

16 Apr 2021
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Home builders welcome First Home Fund extension but restate concerns on planning proposals

|Date: 07 Oct 2020

Home builders welcome First Home Fund extension but restate concerns on planning proposals

The Scottish Government's announcement that its highly successful First Home Fund is to be extended for a ...

The Scottish Government's announcement that its highly successful First Home Fund is to be extended for a further year has been welcomed by home builders. The scheme was introduced as a pilot to help ...

07 Oct 2020
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Value of Scottish housebuilding revealed

|Date: 20 Sep 2019

Value of Scottish housebuilding revealed

A new report has highlighted the wider value created by building the homes Scotland requires. ...

A new report has highlighted the wider value created by building the homes Scotland requires. ...

20 Sep 2019
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New Director of Policy at Homes for Scotland

|Date: 30 Apr 2019

New Director of Policy at Homes for Scotland

Homes for Scotland (HFS), which represents around 200 companies building new homes across Scotland, has a ...

Homes for Scotland (HFS), which represents around 200 companies building new homes across Scotland, has appointed Fionna Kell to the position of Director of Policy. ...

30 Apr 2019
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Homes for Scotland launches new strategy

|Date: 19 Nov 2018

Homes for Scotland launches new strategy

Homes for Scotland (HFS), the voice of the home building industry in Scotland, has launched a new five-ye ...

Homes for Scotland (HFS), the voice of the home building industry in Scotland, has launched a new five-year strategy with a focus on improving quality and customer satisfaction. ...

19 Nov 2018
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New discussion paper explores how to deliver more homes in Scotland

|Date: 31 May 2018

New discussion paper explores how to deliver more homes in Scotland

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has published a discussion paper on the actions required to meet the country's h ...

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has published a discussion paper on the actions required to meet the country's housing need and demand. From the planning system to land reform, there is much current debate a ...

31 May 2018
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