SPF Reaction to Programme for Government Statement 2024-25 on Housing Bill

SPF Director, David Melhuish commented on Programme for Government announcement on the Housing Bill-

“We welcome today’s commitment by the First Minister to amend the Housing Bill to both protect tenants and crucially, to encourage much needed investment to the housing sector. Without this investment we will simply not be able to address the acute shortage of new private rental homes in Scotland.”

“The opportunity is still there to secure over £3bn of new funding for rental homes in Scotland and it is vital that the Scottish Parliament seizes this chance to amend the Housing Bill. There is no time to lose if we are to boost Scotland’s housing supply and gain the wider economic benefits this will bring.”