Lorenzo Martinico, formerly of the Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative, shares his thoughts and reflections on the state of co-operative housing in Geneva, what has led to the current development, and the diversity of student housing co-operative organisations across Europe. Self-managed student

Following the launch of funding for new homelessness prevention pilots, Beth Reid, a senior policy officer at Crisis Scotland, sets out what is required from the pilots to help shape measures in the Housing Bill.

Beginning a series of opinion pieces to mark Grampian Housing Association’s 50th anniversary celebrations, depute CEO Malcolm McNeil outlines the key components of good governance. When I first entered the sector in 1987, my knowledge and understanding of governance and what it can contribute

Jimmy Black relives a few housing decades with Laurie Naumann, a campaigner on single homelessness, and a founder of Kingdom Housing Association. This is a story about Laurie Naumann, who recently retired after 44 years as a board member at Kingdom Housing Association. But it’s also a step bac

Jimmy Black cycled to Stornoway to meet Calum (Barney) MacKay, chair of TPAS Scotland and long-standing tenant activist. Barney is a trade unionist, and that explains a lot. Trades unions teach their active members how to do many useful things, including basic skills, like how to run a meeting or th

Jimmy Black meets the energetic Evie Copland, multi-award-winner and housing evangelist. “The biggest problem is … how do I change the world with this?” Evie Copland is finishing her Master's in Housing Studies, and she has been a distinguished student. In 2021 she won the Malcolm

Jimmy Black meets Bill Banks, retiring CEO of the multi award-winning Kingdom Group. Bill Banks looks relaxed, calm and entirely at home in his relatively modest office at Kingdom Housing Association. He’s a man at the height of his powers with a very solid track record of achievement. But Bil

Below is a full transcript of episode 73 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘‘What’s Next For Adaptations?’ with Professor Vikki McCall and Susie Fitton’. Listen to the episode here.

Host Kieran Findlay delves into the world of cohousing with guests Tom Morton, convener of Cohousing Scotland, and Jenny Rambridge, a founding member of Hope Cohousing.  Discover how cohousing fosters supportive communities, addresses housing challenges, and promotes sustainability, but also he

Below is a full transcript of episode 72 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘Cohousing and the Orkney pathfinder with Tom Morton and Jenny Rambridge’. Listen to the episode here.

For this episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast, Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black discuss the pressing issues of damp and mould in housing, focusing on the new Awaab’s Law legislation that mandates social landlords to address health hazards within strict timelines. Kerry Brown, co-founder

Jimmy Black says knowing what causes condensation is the key to fixing it.

Retrofitting tenements was the subject of the latest SHN podcast with guests from Changeworks, Loco Home and Under One Roof. Jimmy Black yearns for heat networks, not heat pumps... “With tenements, it’s every single problem around net zero and climate change all rolled into one building.

Jimmy Black asks Duncan Maclennan about the Right to Buy for housing associations.

Jimmy Black wonders about the current Housing Bill.

For the next edition of Our Housing Heritage, journalist and digital history specialist Chris Holme shares the story of how First World War servicemen came to reside in the rural village of Longniddry. Unlikely as it sounds, the Longniddry Piggery provided Britain’s first purpose-built homes f

In the latest article in the ongoing Our Housing Heritage series, Scottish Housing News discusses the Glasgow Rent Strikes of 1915. In the absence of social housing, families across the UK in 1915 were at the mercy of private landlords who could hike rents and evict tenants at will with little restr

The Springburn office of ng homes is named after Ned Donaldson. But who was Ned Donaldson? Kieran Findlay recalls the contribution of the activist and the post-war battle to stop the privatisation of council housing at Merrylee. It was a cold sleety December day in 1951. Slum landlordism and sublett

Duncan Smith, who works in the social housing sector, has contributed this piece as part of his quest for more information about housing architect George Gibson. Several years ago, just after starting my current job, I undertook some research on the properties we were refurbishing at the time. I fou

More households across Scotland are receiving urgent support with their energy costs through the Scarf Fuel Fund, which offers energy vouchers to people at risk of running out of credit on their prepayment meters. The fund, which has already delivered over £400,000 of support to households in

Warmworks has been appointed to deliver a home energy efficiency scheme on behalf of Shetland Islands Council following a successful bidding process. The Energy Efficient Scotland: Area-Based Scheme, which is funded through the Scottish Government, will offer energy efficiency and home insulation me

Retrofitting specialists Procast Group has secured a pot of £8.4 million in funding to deliver energy-efficient retrofit upgrades to social housing across Scotland and the north of England. This funding through Net Zero Fund Management (NZFM) represents a major opportunity to accelerate upgrad

Scottish households are being urged to submit meter readings to their energy supplier as the newly lowered Ofgem price cap comes into force. Advice Direct Scotland, which runs the national energy advice service energyadvice.scot, is reminding consumers to act before midnight on 30 June to avoid bein

Team Scotland is gearing up to return to the Homeless World Cup, aiming to secure a remarkable hat-trick of titles at the event’s 20th anniversary. Taking place in Oslo, Norway from 23–30 August, the tournament will bring together over 500 players from Homeless World Cup Member Countries

The UK government's minister for homelessness Rushanara Ali has resigned after reportedly evicting tenants from her East London property before hiking the rent up by hundreds of pounds. Earlier this week, The i Paper reported that four tenants who rented a house owned by Ali were sent an email in No

Following the launch of funding for new homelessness prevention pilots, Beth Reid, a senior policy officer at Crisis Scotland, sets out what is required from the pilots to help shape measures in the Housing Bill.

A transformative housing project in Fife is helping tackle the Kingdom's housing emergency by providing one-on-one support to those struggling with long-term homelessness.

Scottish Green MSP Ross Greer has unveiled plans to introduce a new tax on holiday homes and short-term lets in Gaelic-speaking areas, with the aim of addressing the rural housing crisis and protecting the Gaelic language.

91BC Property Factors has announced a new team structure following a company-wide review, aimed at improving the way it delivers property management services to customers across Scotland.

The Scottish Government’s consultation on the Housing (Scotland) Bill will close today, bringing to an end a heated debate over proposed rent control measures and potential exemptions that have sharply divided landlords and tenants' groups.

The Scottish housing secretary’s proposed Autumn plan must include maintaining and promoting investment in the private rented sector (PRS), according to property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The lettings and estate agency said that the announcement by housing secretary Màiri McAllan that she

New figures released this week have revealed that 326,255 children are actively benefiting from the Scottish Child Payment across the country. The Scottish Child Payment is unique to Scotland and provides financial support for families, helping with the costs of caring for a child. It is a monthly p

The number of applications for Discretionary Housing Payments has risen to 129,860 from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, a 4.5% increase from the previous year, according to new figures from the Scottish Government.

Households in the Inverness Area have benefited significantly from Welfare Advice received by Highland Council officers when applying for the Inverness Winter Payment Scheme. Leader of Inverness and Area, Councillor Ian Brown, explained: “Councillors have agreed to continue the Inverness Commo

Hillcrest has helped tenants unlock a remarkable £502,740 in financial gains through a targeted campaign to increase the take-up of Pension Credit, support many tenants were unaware they were entitled to. The campaign was delivered by Hillcrest’s Financial Wellbeing Team (FWT) and Hillcr