Published 17 October – Closing Date 10 January 2012
1. The Scottish Government proposes to develop and bring forward to the Scottish Parliament draft legislation which will cover two key Housing Finance proposals which both relate to making better use of our housing resources.
2. Firstly, the Scottish Government proposes to allow Councils the discretion to increase Council Tax charges for homes that are left empty for longer than six months in order to encourage owners to make their homes available for rent or sale. Secondly, we propose to remove the legislation which currently requires the Scottish Government to provide funds through a 'Housing Support Grant' to local authorities whose housing debts reach a certain level. This will make sure that the Scottish Government's funding can be targeted at supporting key housing priorities, such as building new affordable housing, and that local authorities only borrow funding for housing where they are confident they can afford to repay it.
3. This consultation paper provides more information on what the Scottish Government is proposing and seeks views to help in developing legislation.
4. The paper can be found at: http://scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/10/17105007/0
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