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

Work has begun on a brand new affordable housing development located on the site of the former Tom Johnston House in Kirkintilloch.

Homeless Action Scotland CEO Gavin Yates reports back from the Homeless Prevention Strategy Group (HPSG) and warns that despite worrying homelessness statistics this year, potentially yet more bad news is on the horizon.

Glasgow City Council has revealed plans to introduce fees for pre-application planning advice for the first time.

In another sign of the times, Ayrshire Housing went digital for its Annual General Meeting last Wednesday evening. The winners of the association’s garden and pet competitions were announced online.

A vacant site in Maryhill could host a new build block of apartments with rooftop gardens under plans newly submitted to Glasgow City Council.

Scotland's chief planner has issued a letter to all planning authorities which seeks to clarify the status of the current consultation on housing and the Scottish Planning Policy. John McNairney said he has been made aware that some authorities may be viewing the current consultation on propose

Sarah Stewart from Burness Paull considers the Scottish Government's Heat Networks Bill and its impact on the housing and heating industries. District heating, also known as a heat network, is a distribution system of insulated pipes that takes heat from a central source and delivers it to a number

Highland Council has agreed a new thirty-year vision for the future of the region to promote through the Scottish Government’s new National Planning Framework.

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

Housing charity Housing Options Scotland has extended its house search support to include help beyond home finding.  The charity helps disabled people, members of the armed forces and older people to find homes. With a team of brokers, volunteers and directors, the charity looks to find the Rig

Rural Housing Scotland has called for a restructuring of funding set up to deliver more homes for rural communities after new data revealed just 68 new homes were built under initiatives that promised more than 500.

The management committee of Thistle Housing Association is backing a proposed transfer to Sanctuary Scotland as formal consultation with Thistle’s tenants begins. The association’s governing body selected Sanctuary as the preferred transfer partner in February following a competitive bid

Community organisation All Roads Lead to Whithorn (ARLTW) has taken ownership of the former Grapes Hotel, a derelict property that has blighted Whithorn High Street for 30 years, whilst submitting plans for four new community-led homes.

Homes for Scotland has announced there will be no winners of its 2020 Awards this year, but all shortlisted candidates will be revealed to recognise the efforts of successful submissions, kicking off with the Innovation of the Year award. Having closed to entries in February, the independent judging

The Social Housing Financial Resilience Forum met for the fourth time in early August to discuss the financial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the social housing sector.