Search: State must lead on major affordable housing development, argues new paper

Big civic projects such as building affordable homes at a scale similar to the construction projects seen post WW2 must be led by the public sector, according to a new discussion paper. Commissioned to open up discussion about making more of Scotland’s land, The Delivery of Public Interest Led Dev

How can we fund social infrastructure through land value capture? Prof Mark Stephens talks through some of the options from his new research. All advanced economies face challenges of paying for social infrastructure including affordable housing and schools, as well as the challenge of paying for ma

Below is a full transcript of episode 52 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled 'Why ‘fabric-first’ may be the wrong approach for retrofitting with Fionn Stevenson'. Listen to the episode here.

Robert Black A major report has called for a radical look at the future direction of housing policy in Scotland and links the benefits of having a decent, safe and secure home to better health and life chances for all.

Councillors in Edinburgh have overwhelmingly voted to recognise and seek to address the scale of the capital's housing crisis.

Keenly-awaited proposals for transforming the planning system have been positively received by the country’s home builders. Yesterday the Scottish Government set out 20 proposals for revamping the system, which it said will support economic growth, delivery of houses and increase community involve

Below is a full transcript of episode 65 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘Rural housing: Public land acquisition and the Right to Live with Hamish Trench and Ailsa Raeburn'. Listen to the episode here.

Glasgow construction company CCG is celebrating a landmark achievement after securing two major accolades at the Homes for Scotland Awards 2025: Homebuilder of the Year (Affordable Housing Provider) and Affordable Housing Development of the Year (Medium) for Water Row, a development delivered in par

John Swinney The Scottish Government has announced a year-year increase of £90 million to its affordable housing budget to help it achieve its target of delivering 50,000 affordable homes during the next parliament.

Sarah Boyack A report by MSPs which contains a list of recommendations aimed at strengthening the Scottish Government’s draft Planning (Scotland) Bill has been welcomed by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).

Councillors have decided not to relax planning conditions to try to resolve a dispute that is holding up a major 3,000-home development in Aberdeen. The £700 million scheme at Countesswells, west of Hazlehead Park, was approved last October but work is being delayed because of a ‘Section 75’ di

CIH Scotland, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland and Consumer Scotland have issued their responses to key government consultations on two key areas linked to the statutory target to meet net zero by 2045. The Heat in Buildings Bill, expected to be introduced later this year, would

Scotland’s construction-led economic recovery is threatened by a combination of sharply rising prices, disrupted supply chains and a chronic shortage of labour as the consequences of a no-deal Brexit coupled with the impact of the Covid pandemic.

To coincide with New Homes Week, George Buchanan discusses the importance of opening up creative dialogue between architects and developers at a much earlier stage. As a seasoned architect, I'm no stranger to the built environment and the challenges we face in creating new homes. If I could share on

As well as building desperately needed quality homes, Places for People (PfP) has said social housing providers can help the government deliver a brighter future for all - as a new study highlights serious barriers and cost of living pressures facing social housing customers. PfP owns or manages 245