Help To Buy

Nicola Sturgeon First minister Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled plans for a major crackdown on Scotland’s leading ­landowners and £30 million of funding for the Help to Buy (Scotland) shared equity scheme as she set out her first programme for government.

Steve Morgan Housebuilder Redrow has reported rising orders and prices but blamed “political posturing” for having a detrimental impact on the time taken to grant planning permissions in many parts of the country.

M & K MacLeod has noted an improvement in the market for housebuilding but warned that confidence remains fragile among construction firms. In the latest accounts for the privately owned construction company, which operates throughout Argyll and the Islands, directors said the Scottish Governmen

Persimmon remains confident of delivering further growth in Group operating profits after encouraging levels of customer confidence in the UK housing market, it said today. Releases its third quarter Interim Management Statement, which covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 3 November 2014, the Group

Dawn Group has swung back into profit in its latest financial year, as its homes division reaped the benefits of the Scottish Government’s Help to Buy scheme. Alan Macdonald

Ted Ayres The UK’s fourth-largest housebuilder Bellway is considering splitting its Scottish operations into two divisions after “an exceptional year of progress”.

Margaret Burgess Housing Minister Margaret Burgess has announced a new price ceiling for Help to Buy (Scotland) which it is hoped will support more people to get onto or move up the property ladder.

Mark Clare The Scottish Government needs to put more money into the Help to Buy scheme or risk dampening the housing market, the chief executive of Barratt Developments has said.