2021 Scottish Parliament election manifesto - Piecing the Housing Jigsaw Together - Homes for Scotland
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Piecing the
Housing Jigsaw
Together
Scottish Parliament
election manifesto
2021
Delivering more homes
for Scotland - together:
The importance of home has never recovery. Recognising the wide- ustaining and creating jobs
s
been more apparent. ranging economic and social impact and training opportunities
that building the homes we need (every new home built supports
offers, together with the key role it has 4 jobs)
Ensuring everyone living in Scotland
has a quality home that meets their to play in tackling climate change, this
improving health and
needs must remain a critical policy will drive sustainable recovery by:
education outcomes
objective and is a challenge we (providing access to high-quality,
ontributing to economic
c
must all continue to rise to. Indeed, fit-for-purpose accommodation)
growth
housing is fundamental to both our
(every £1m output spent results
desire for inclusive growth and the t ackling inequality
in £2m GVA across the Scottish
human right to “an adequate standard (regenerating and sustaining
economy)
of living”. Yet Scotland still does not communities, increasing
have enough homes to house all increasing the stock of energy- opportunity and supporting
its citizens. efficient homes and reducing aspiration)
fuel poverty
Providing the variety of homes that (those who live in new build homes This manifesto sets out the priority
are required, in the places where could save more than £1400 per measures to accomplish these aims.
people want to live, must lie at the annum on energy bills compared to All are necessary parts of the housing
heart of Scotland’s post-Covid those in older homes) delivery “jigsaw”.
They require all parties to social wellbeing and economic
align behind a shared and success. This interdependency
unequivocal ambition to achieve is essential for the whole
and consistently deliver at least housing system to grow
25,000 new homes each and thrive.
year, generating +£25bn GVA
over the next term of the We ask that politicians of all
Scottish Parliament. parties sign up to our ambition
so that, together, we can deliver
more homes for Scotland.
To obtain the best outcomes for
Scotland, we must all recognise
For further information,
that policy objectives depend
please contact:
upon a strong and diverse
housing sector, with public and Nicola Barclay
private organisations jointly Chief Executive
delivering a wide range and Homes for Scotland
choice of homes across tenures
to not only meet need and info@homesforscotland.com
demand but also enhance our twitter.com/H_F_S
Piecing the housing jigsaw together requires:
A shared and unequivocal ambition to
25,000
achieve and consistently deliver at least
new homes each year
(worth +£25 billion GVA over the next term of the Scottish Parliament*)
Support for A deliverable Leadership Support for A national
consumer housing towards green SME home delivery
& business vision transition builders agency
confidence
A planning system Up-front Promotion of Specific measures Alignment of
focused on strategic low-carbon to support national
delivering quality infrastructure housing Affordable & local
homes & places delivery Housing policy
*The Economic and Social Benefits of Home Building in ScotlandPiecing the housing jigsaw together requires:
Support for consumer & A deliverable
business confidence housing vision
Promote clear statement of intent on Focus on practicalities of delivering more
housing delivery to encourage private homes to meet the wide-ranging
sector investment. requirements of Scotland’s population
and address the barriers to this that exist.
Continue the First Home Fund and Help
to Buy schemes to support home Increase investment in local authority
ownership aspirations. consenting services to deliver the
homes that are required.
Review LBTT rates and bandings in
context of disparity elsewhere in UK.
Expand and extend LBTT holiday to
provide support for home movers.Piecing the housing jigsaw together requires:
Leadership towards Support for SME
green transition home builders
Develop and implement a clear nationally- Implement recommendations of HFS SME
led route map to net zero. report to increase housing capacity and
diversity, especially in relation to:
Consistently apply low carbon policy
- access to development finance
and standards across national and local
- the waiving of developer contributions
government.
on sites up to 12 homes
Support mainstreaming of, and investment - a focused development management
in, new technologies/materials and approach
decarbonisation of energy infrastructure. - removing the physical and financial
Building Standards to remain prime channel barriers that directly penalise smaller
for delivering sustainable buildings. buildersPiecing the housing jigsaw together requires:
A national delivery A planning system focused
agency on delivering quality homes
& places
Responsibilities to include:
- S
ecuring, masterplanning and NPF4 to provide clear and ambitious
preparing public sector surplus all-tenure housing delivery targets of
land ready for development at least 25,000 homes per annum
across Scotland.
- P
roviding and managing financial
packages of support Scotland’s planning performance framework
- D
elivering infrastructure to focus local authorities on delivering the
homes that people need.
- P
romoting innovative solutionsPiecing the housing jigsaw together requires:
Up-front strategic Promotion of
infrastructure delivery low-carbon housing
Ensure joined-up approach to delivery of Undertake a public information campaign
national, regional and local infrastructure. highlighting the benefits of new low-carbon
technologies.
Develop a clear methodology to
assess infrastructure need, using Link LBTT and council tax to energy-
25,000 homes per annum as a baseline. efficiency to accelerate consumer/public
culture change.
Provide infrastructure finance in conjunction
with the Scottish National Investment Work with lenders and surveyors to
Bank to deliver essential low-carbon establish refreshed valuation methodology.
infrastructure.Piecing the housing jigsaw together requires:
Specific measures to support Alignment of national &
Affordable Housing local policy
At least match current levels of grant support Align all strands of government to improve
and investment, taking into account additional efficiency of housing delivery.
carbon reduction-related costs.
Promote housing delivery through
Improve efficiencies of procurement clear and consistent language in
and design to enable public sector national policies and incentivise local
funding to go further. authorities to deliver.
Create innovative funding models to leverage Embed housing delivery as golden thread in
private investment to deliver maximum benefit decision-making across national and local
to the public purse. government portfolios/departments.
Retain Scottish Planning Policy broad definition of
affordable housing in NPF4 and apply directly to all
parts of Scotland.Piecing the
Housing Jigsaw
Together
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