"We are not building enough homes!" - Scottish Labour's Spokesperson for Housing, Mark Griffin MSP

The ESPC Property Show

In this week's episode, Paul and Megan are joined by Mark Griffin MSP to discuss Scotland's Housing Emergency as well as the recent Housing Bill, the proposed Heat in Buildings Bill and his thoughts on how government should help first-time buyers.
Mark Griffin has been an MSP for Central Scotland (Region) since 2011. He is also currently Scottish Labour's Spokesperson for Housing and is part of several cross-party groups and sits on the committee for Local Government, Housing and Planning.
If you would like to find out more about anything we have discussed, please check out the following links:
About Mark Griffin
Housing (Scotland) Bill
Heat in Buildings Bill Proposal
Housing Emergency motion to amend
CHAPTERS:
0:00-1:16 Intro
1:16-2:03 Meet Mark Griffin
2:03-4:40 Scottish Labour's Motion to amend Housing Emergency
4:40-8:59 How can we fix the planning system?
9:00-13:24 What would Scottish Labour do for landlords?
13:24-15:34 Minimum EPC ratings and Heat in Buildings Bill proposal
15:34-19:38 How would Scottish Labour improve awareness of energy efficient heating systems?
19:38-23:22 Potential ways to help Scottish first-time buyers

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Meet Mark Griffin (00:01:16)

3. Scottish Labour's Motion to amend Housing Emergency (00:02:03)

4. How can we fix the planning system? (00:04:40)

5. What would Scottish Labour do for landlords? (00:09:00)

6. Minimum EPC ratings and Heat in Buildings Bill proposal (00:13:24)

7. How would Scottish Labour improve awareness of energy efficient heating systems? (00:15:34)

8. Potential ways to help Scottish first-time buyers (00:19:38)