A groundbreaking redevelopment in Leith took an important step forward this autumn, when Scottish government finance secretary John Swinney backed the City of Edinburgh Council proposal to use tax-increment financing (TIF) in the development of the waterfront
A government-backed loan is something we should all be talking about – and it is just one element of the new funding model Scotland is devising to put affordable housing back on track. It is likely to go live this autumn.