"The Scottish Government recently announced that it would be easing permitted development rights (PDRs) for rooftop solar. "

"This episode highlights the importance of ESG strategies to futureproof businesses and real estate, remain ahead of the curve and competitive in a saturated environment."

"A difficult and uncertain economic background, combined with a challenging debt market, has meant that investment and construction across all sectors has proved relatively tricky to forecast over the past 12 months. "

"Biodiversity net gain (BNG) was introduced by the Environment Act 2021. It is an approach to planning and development that aims to ensure development leaves the natural environment in a measurably better state than it was before."

"Residential and commercial buildings account for around 30% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to BEIS (2021) Heat and Buildings Strategy."

"What should investors be thinking about and acting upon when it comes to ESG?"