Building delays plague Scots' plans for homes

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Problems with infrastructure in Scotland are set to delay new home builds and push existing property...

Problems with infrastructure in Scotland are set to delay new home builds and push existing property prices higher, according to Homes for Scotland, which represents the house-building industry north of the border. The organisation said up to 80% of land approved for development could not be built on because sewerage provision had reached capacity. Jennifer Kennedy, policy and information officer at Homes for Scotland, said: "There is an under-supply of housing and anything affecting that will obviously have a detrimental affect on prices. This is a longer-term issue which must be tackled...