Housing to 2040 (2021)

Sets out a vision for housing in Scotland to 2040 and a route map to get there with the aim that everyone has an affordable home in the place they want to be.

Contents

• Chapter 1 Housing in Scotland: A Distinctive Approach
• Chapter 2 Looking Ahead
  Taking forward Housing to 2040 15
• Chapter 3 The Route Map 16

  Part 1 – More Homes at the heart of great places 16
  A. Affordable home supply 17
  B. Attracting investment 19
  C. Building stronger and more vibrant places 21
  D. Communities at the heart 25
  E. Rural and island communities 27
  F. Taxation 30

  Part 2 – Affordability and choice 31
  A. The right to an adequate home and delivering equality 31
  B. Ending homelessness 34
  C. The rented sector 36
  D. The housing market and home ownership 39

  Part 3 – Affordable warmth and zero emissions homes 43
  A. Zero emissions new homes 44
  B. Zero emissions existing homes 45
  C. Housing’s contribution to the green recovery 48

  Part 4 – Improving the quality of all homes 51
  A. A new Housing Standard 52
  B. Independent living 55
  Housing to 2040 actions and policies 58
  Timeline of key actions 64

• Chapter 4 Housing to 2040’s contribution to the National Performance Framework 69
• Chapter 5 Next Steps

77 pages