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Scottish ministers to hear challenges facing housebuilders
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SCOTTISH ministers are to hear first-hand of the challenges facing housebuilders.

Housing minister Paul McLennan and public finance minister Ivan McKee will attend a special round table organised by Homes for Scotland (HFS) on Wednesday August 21.

The group, which represents around 200 organisations, is demanding “urgent regulatory reform” amid a reduction in the small and medium enterprise (SME) housebuilding sector.

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