THE importance of strong leadership and partnership working will be among the key messages delivered to over 900 senior housebuilding industry representatives and guests attending the annual Homes for Scotland (HFS) lunch and awards in Edinburgh today (May 17).
The sector body’s chief executive Jane Wood will tell guests, including Scotland’s housing minister Paul McLennan, that government must move forward together with the housebuilding industry to deliver ‘clear actions’ that will address the housing emergency declared in Parliament on Wednesday.
Reflecting on this in the context of constrained public finances and the political turbulence of recent weeks, Jane Wood will say, “Given the strong interdependencies across the whole housing sector, we must move forward together, with a collective intelligence, challenging the status quo to find new ways of doing things in order to avoid the same outcomes, or indeed no outcomes at all.
“Recent events have highlighted the significant challenges that continue to impact the ability of our members to deliver the high quality, energy efficient and sustainable homes that Scotland needs. The new leadership that is now in place provides an ideal opportunity for a positive policy reset, with strong direction that embraces clear actions and not just words.”
