Jane Wood, chief executive at Homes for Scotland, argues that today's Programme for Government is a crucial opportunity for the Scottish Government to address the housing emergency instead of waiting for the establishment of More Home Scotland.

Tracey Howatt, chief operating officer at Bield, looks back on her four-decade career in housing and how the sector has developed.  When I started as a Bield trainee in 1986, there was much more of a local authority presence in social housing and more development and building across the sector.

Craig Stirrat, group CEO of Grampian Housing Association, looks ahead to Scottish Housing Day 2026. As householders await greater clarity from the Scottish Government on its plans for achieving net zero in homes, the immediate concern for many families is rather more pressing: the cost of energy.

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

The latest episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast lifts the lid on the quietly contentious issue of pets in social housing and the growing movement to make policies more compassionate, consistent and evidence‑based. For many tenants, a dog or cat is a lifeline. For many landlords, they&rsquo

Scottish Housing News has released a new podcast episode exploring how social landlords are preparing for sweeping new statutory duties on damp and mould — and why the sector may already be ahead of the curve. The Investigation and Commencement of Repairs (Scotland) Regulations 2026, inspired

Below is a full transcript of episode 81 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled 'How Scotland is gearing up for Awaab's Law with Gregor Morrison and Bob Cairney’. Listen to or watch the episode here.

Jimmy Black hears that English flat owners who don’t maintain their blocks can lose their property without compensation. Should Scottish tenement owners face similar penalties?

It’s Scottish Housing Day; Jimmy Black conjures up soundscapes, and meditates on what makes a good neighbourhood.

Jimmy Black blogs on Riverside Scotland’s Housing First for Families, and Albyn’s Tenancy Sustainment Team.

Jimmy Black says the current funding system for adaptations makes no sense.

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

Scottish households are facing a tough winter after Ofgem announced the energy price cap will rise again in October, charities have warned.

Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) has delivered almost £800,000 in financial support for households across the Western Isles through its Outer Hebrides Energy Support Hub.

The charity and social enterprise Scarf has been shortlisted for two categories at the Social Enterprise Awards Scotland 2026, in recognition of its efforts to address fuel poverty while providing social and environmental impact in Scotland.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s announcement to remove the 5% VAT on electricity bills has been welcomed by Consumer Scotland, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and the charity, Independent Age, but calls have also been made for additional measures to boost

Families with homelessness experience have united to sign an open letter to First Minister John Swinney, urging action to stop child homelessness, with the letter garnering support from organisations.  Ahead of the Programme for Government, supporters are gathering on 31 August outside Bute Hou

A partnership between Fife Council and Turning Point Scotland is among those to have created an innovative pilot project which aims to stop people becoming homeless. Social care charity Turning Point Scotland and the local authority have been running workshops and training to “create a network

Early intervention and prevention services are helping improve outcomes for children, families and vulnerable households across Dumfries and Galloway, while work continues to address significant national pressures facing social work services, Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Social Work Service

The University of Stirling has published a new paper which has highlighted the stress, grief and burnout faced by frontline workers as they deal with growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness.

Arden Property Management is officially celebrating two decades of supporting landlords and tenants across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Founded in 2006, the independent letting agency has successfully let more than 10,500 properties and built a strong reputation for trusted service in a highly compet

Lettings and property management firm Dwello Property is targeting record revenue after completing its first acquisition as it accelerates its expansion across the Central Belt. The company has purchased the lettings business of Thomson Residential Ltd – a deal that marks a major milestone for

Lettings, estate agency, and property management services provider Northwood Edinburgh has relocated to a larger office in Leith following a period of substantial growth. The move marks a major milestone for the franchise business as its team expands to 18 staff and continues to build momentum

Newton Property Management has acquired full ownership of PMC Property Management, an established factoring business headquartered in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire. PMC manages a portfolio of over 10,000 properties and generates annual revenues of around £1.5 million.

Housing secretary Màiri McAllan has called on the UK Government to reverse the freeze on vital housing support and lift tens of thousands of children out of poverty across the UK. Local Housing Allowance has been frozen by the UK Government for a second year, while the cost of living has cont

The Scottish Government is to commit more than £111 million to updated plans to eradicate child poverty. Bringing Hope, Building Futures aims to help keep approximately 100,000 children out of poverty in 2026-27.

The gap between what councils in England pay out in housing benefit and how much the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reimburses them is projected to cost local government nearly £4 billion between 2017/18 to 2029/30, new analysis reveals.

People may be missing out on social security support they are entitled to due to stigma around social security, new research shows. Independent research commissioned by Social Security Scotland found that while nine in ten (91%) people agree anyone could need financial support when their circumstanc