Helena Charlton, director of heat networks at Ofgem, discusses the upcoming regulation of heat networks. Heat networks provide heating, cooling and hot water to multiple properties in a building or to multiple buildings from a single source. From January 2026, Ofgem will begin regulating heat networ

Lesley Elliott, who has just led Hanover Scotland's digital transition from analogue systems to AI-driven proactive social care, cuts straight through the political rhetoric around Scotland's ageing population to deliver some uncomfortable truths about our care system. Scotland is grappling with the

Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director for Cruden, and Female Leaders in Construction (FLIC) advisory board member, shares why gender balanced leadership matters in construction. As a mother of two school-aged daughters, I often think about the example I set for them. It’s too early to tel

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

Below is a full transcript of episode 74 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘Tenancy sustainment with Maureen Knight and Pamela Forrest’. Listen to the episode here.

Join hosts Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black as they delve into the complexities of housing adaptations in Scotland. Featuring insights from Professor Vikki McCall from the University of Stirling and SFHA policy manager Susie Fitton, this episode explores the challenges and opportunities in adapting ho

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.

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

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.

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

Warmworks, an organisation with a decade of experience in tackling fuel poverty across Scotland, has opened an office in Lerwick to support the local community during the delivery of the new Heat and Energy Efficient Scotland: Area-Based Scheme. The Heat and Energy Efficient Scotland: Area-Based Sch

At least 880,000 pensioners across Scotland are set to receive the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment to help with heating their homes this winter.  

Glasgow City Council has accepted a £6.845 million award from the Scottish Government for 2025/26 to improve the energy efficiency of homes across the city. This year’s funding – the area-based schemes have been running for 13 years – will support the ongoing Heat in Building

Fuel poverty social enterprise Scarf has been awarded Good Business Charter (GBC) accreditation, further strengthening its reputation as a responsible and ethical employer. 

The Salvation Army is calling for an increase in specialist support to address substance use, as statistics from the National Records of Scotland show drugs were a factor in 1,017 deaths in Scotland last year.

Cabinet secretary for housing Màiri McAllan has set out the Scottish Government's Housing Emergency Action Plan, which includes measures to end children living in unsuitable accommodation, support vulnerable groups, and a multi-year investment of £4.9 billion in new affordable homes. An

West Dunbartonshire Council’s focus on preventing homelessness has led to a range of positive outcomes for citizens.

The number and proportion of homes being let to people experiencing homelessness by social landlords increased in 2024/25, according to the Scottish Housing Regulator’s latest report on landlord performance. Published today, the National Report on the Scottish Social Housing Charter 2024/

Cabinet secretary for housing Màiri McAllan has set out the Scottish Government's Housing Emergency Action Plan, which includes measures to end children living in unsuitable accommodation, support vulnerable groups, and a multi-year investment of £4.9 billion in new affordable homes. An

The Scottish Government’s plans to introduce minimum energy efficiency standards for private rented sector (PRS) homes have been broadly welcomed, but housing and rural organisations have stressed that careful implementation will be key to protecting tenants and landlords alike. The consultati

The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has allowed an appeal against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal’s Housing and Property Chamber to dismiss an eviction application because the notice to leave prepared by the landlord’s letting agents was one day off when it specified the date on which

Scotland’s tenants’ union is calling on the Scottish Government to prioritise tenants and the environment over landlords’ complaints about energy efficiency as they submit their response to the government’s consultation on minimum energy standards in the private rented sector

Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association has looked back on another fantastic year, with one of the standout achievements being the success of its Welfare Rights Service. With just two dedicated team members, Lauren Cadwallender and Lisa McNaughtan, the service generated an overall financial ga

The remaining 350,000 disabled people who were getting Personal Independence Payment have had their benefit awards successfully transferred to Social Security Scotland. This month marks the third anniversary of Adult Disability Payment being available across Scotland, and the complete transfer

Social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has confirmed that the Scottish Government will introduce a new payment to effectively nullify the UK Government’s two-child benefit limit in Scotland. The Two Child Limit Payment will open for applications from 2 March 2026.

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