Number of houses built in Scotland falls by one-third amid Covid impacts

Scotland has seen fewer houses built this year, with a report saying the drop is due to Covid

THE number of houses built in Scotland fell by a third in one year, to the lowest total for eight years – with restrictions imposed in the wake of the Covid pandemic blamed for the drop.

There were a total of 15,360 homes either built, refurbished or converted in 2020-21 – down by 33% from 23,047 in 2019-20.