In the latest CIOB Column for our sister publication Scottish Construction Now, CIOB’s Scottish policy and public affairs lead, Dr Jocelyne Fleming, argues that Scotland needs to have a more honest conversation about housing trade-offs. Much of Scotland’s housing debate understandab

As pressure to act directly on rents continues to build, Alex Marsh and Professor Ken Gibb discuss recent think tank reports which make the case for action, although the actions they advocate differ in their extent and focus.

Ashley Campbell, policy and practice manager at CIH Scotland, shares her thoughts on housing and health ahead of Scottish Housing Day on 16 September. The fact that poor housing is bad for your health is not a new discovery. Every sociology student (including myself many years ago) will know that sq

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

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.

Scotland’s leading voices on accessible housing have urged the Scottish Government to put inclusive homes at the heart of its agenda ahead of May’s election, warning that the country is “nowhere near prepared” for the scale of demographic change coming.

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

Not enough progress has been made to tackle fuel poverty in the Highlands and across rural Scotland, new research from Changeworks has warned.

A new impact report has revealed that the Scarf Fuel Fund supported 5,991 households across Scotland last year.

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme has opened the first funding round in phase three of the scheme.

Scotland faces another sharp increase in energy bills this summer after Ofgem confirmed the energy price cap will rise by 13% from 1 July, pushing a typical annual dual‑fuel bill from £1,641 to £1,862.

Jim White, who devoted 70 years to a well-established homeless charity in Glasgow, has died aged 90. The Wayside Club was established in 1932 to meet the needs of the homeless and those suffering from hardship, addiction to alcohol or gambling.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s pledge to end rough sleeping is to be welcomed but will not solve the long-term issue of homelessness, Shelter Scotland has warned.

Nearly 1,000 people were supported and 662 households were prevented from being affected by the homelessness crisis in the first pilot scheme to evaluate how to carry out the upcoming ‘Ask and Act’ prevention duties, according to the fund’s newly released report. 

Cyrenians has appointed its new chief executive, Kate Wallace, who has over 30 years of experience in the third and public sectors.  Wallace’s background includes senior positions at Victim Support Scotland and Barnardo’s and she has long been a champion of strategies that tackle th

Landlords are facing waits of up to a year to regain possession of their properties through Scotland's housing tribunal, with legal experts warning the growing backlog is forcing many to leave the private rented sector and worsening the country's housing shortage.

Housebuilder Avant Homes has completed its first private rented sector (PRS) transaction in Scotland after agreeing a £10.8 million deal with Thriving Investments, marking a further acquisition for the New Avenue Living fund.

Independent property management and lettings agency Roslea Properties has opened its first office in Shawlands, Glasgow, as part of ambitious growth plans. Founded by Rachel Ewing in 2023, Roslea Properties has quickly built a substantial lettings portfolio across the city and beyond, including in L

Fragmented and inconsistent communication from the Scottish Government and local authorities is leaving landlords struggling to keep pace with fast‑moving regulations, increasing the likelihood of accidental breaches across the private rented sector.

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