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During 2016/17 a total of 3,162 (44%) out of 7,110 approvals for RSL/Council House/Mid Market Rent new build units included the greener homes standard.1Scottish Government. (2018, January).
Nothing that Parliament does can erase those injustices, but I hope that this apology, alongside our new legislation, will provide some comfort to the people who have endured them.
This is important if RSLs are to continue to have access to funds at affordable rates of investment to enable them to provide new housing and to support their businesses.
Claimants who meet these conditions can still make a new claim and qualify for REA if they are unable to follow their regular occupation (or one "of an equivalent standard") and are at least 1% disabled.
Whilst it recognises the challenges in providing the necessary security to lending institutions, the Committee considers that access to mortgage finance, combined with the proposed new entrant scheme, could significantly enhance opportunities for new entrants to crofting.
It is also not conferring powers to make any new requirements, but to extend requirements already provided for in the 2010 Act to other related products.
Committee reports
Date published:
29 November 2022
The Committee has received SPICe briefings and advanced views from the Scottish Government on all new petitions. This has allowed the Committee to make informed decisions on new petitions at their first consideration.
The normal operating costs include a factor for routine servicing, but everybody then wants to set aside some money in case they need a new gearbox, which becomes more likely as a fleet ages.