New study shows Scotland could miss affordable housing target by 35,000 homes

New study shows Scotland could miss affordable housing target by 35,000 homes

New analysis by the Fraser of Allander Institute suggests Scotland could build 75,000 affordable homes by 2032, falling 35,000 short of its target.

As STV claims Scottish Government ‘will fail to meet crucial house building targets’ Scotland has built nearly three times as many really affordable houses as Andy Burnham might promise for 2030

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Scotland’s housing emergency decades in the making

Scotland’s housing emergency was decades in the making according to Scottish property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The lettings and estate agency said that declining volumes of social housing coupled with a rising population over the last 20 years has led to the current housing emergency. Between March 2007 until March 2024 the Scottish population increased … Continued

Scottish Government 'will fail to meet crucial house building targets'

New research shows the government is on course to miss its pledge to deliver 110,000 affordable homes by 2032, falling around 35,000 homes short.