Scottish Property Federation

Queen's Square in Aberdeen would be transformed into a mixed-use urban quarter Three of Scotland’s biggest commercial real estate propositions for 2018 were unveiled to investors in London today at a business breakfast hosted by Derek Mackay, cabinet secretary for finance and constitution.

Andrew Sutherland Industry leaders, policy makers and academics make up the list of speakers at the 2018 annual Scottish Property Federation (SPF) conference, which looks specifically at the value of place-making, the people-centric approach to planning and design of public spaces, and how it is fun

Derek Mackay An allocation of over £4 billion of funding for infrastructure which includes a £756 million contribution to the Scottish Government’s target of delivering 50,000 affordable homes by 2021 were amongst a range of investment plans set out in the 2018-19 Draft Budget by finance secreta

David Melhuish In advance of this week’s Scottish Budget the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has pressed finance secretary Derek Mackay on a number of key points designed to help Scotland’s real estate industry support the Scottish economy to grow and thrive.

A build to rent project is underway at Edinburgh's Fountainbridge Investors into Scotland’s Build to Rent (BTR) sector have been urged to ensure that schemes have operational management factored in from the earliest stages of development.

A Bill for an Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about how land is developed and used has been introduced by cabinet secretary for communities, social security and equalities, Angela Constance MSP. The eagerly awaited Planning (Scotland) Bill follows a wide-ranging consultation earlier

David Melhuish Four of Scotland’s leading industry groups – representing manufacturing, commercial property, retail and tourism – have united to challenge the Scottish Government to ensure future increases in business rates rise by no more than CPI, rather than the RPI measure of inflation. A

A new canal side housing and commercial development planned for the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh The total value of commercial property transactions in Scotland fell for the third quarter in a row this year, according to analysis conducted by the Scottish Property Federation (SPF).

Andrew Sutherland The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has announced joint managing director of Miller Developments, Andrew Sutherland, as its new chairman.

Scotland's home building industry is warning ministers of a drop in future housing market activity unless the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) band is extended. Homes for Scotland (HFS) repeated its call for the extension of the current 5% band in order to address the 'considerable drop' in

David Melhuish The Scottish Government is to give a much-needed lift to the Scottish commercial property development sector by not applying business rates until a development has secured business tenants for new developments.

Ken Barclay The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has welcomed the investment incentives contained in the independent business rates review but has raised concerns regarding the complex challenges faced while redeveloping listed buildings.

Alasdair Steele Investment in Scotland’s commercial property market remained resilient in the first six months of the year despite political instability, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

David Melhuish By Scottish Property Federation director David Melhuish

Paul Curran The Scottish Property Federation has voiced its concerns over the general elections result’s potential impact on Brexit negotiations and, by extension, the country’s real estate industry.