The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is to launch its manifesto tomorrow which will call for essential changes to Scotland’s property sector. Developed by RICS practitioners, property professionals and industry leaders, Shaping Scotland’s Housing Future aims to inform political pa
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Tony Cain Welcome as they are, the Scottish Government’s package of reforms to the Private Rented Sector (PRS) just don’t go far enough, writes Tony Cain, policy manager for the Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO).
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has committed £1 billion of capital to support the development of thousands of new purpose-built private rental schemes across the UK. The funding, to take place over the next 12-18 months, is a sign of the bank’s recognition of the growing importance these developmen
Significant barriers remain for disabled people when trying to find a suitable home that meets their needs and that they could afford, a new report from the Scottish Government has found. A short research project, called Understanding Disabled People's Housing Pathways: Initial Insights, revealed fo
Ground cutting on site are (left to right) David Bolton, associate director, public sector, Barclays; Clyde Valley Housing Association’s vice chairperson Allan Murray and finance director Shirley MacDonald and Alasdair Gardner, regional managing director, commercial banking, Bank of Scotland Clyde
Students in Scotland have roundly rejected one of the principal tenets of the Scottish Government’s Private Housing (Tenancies) Bill as unworkable and failing to recognise their specific needs and interests. In a new study of attitudes, opinions and needs of those living in the private rented sect
Environment minister Aileen McLeod launches plan to protect homes, businesses and communities from flooding A plan to protect homes, businesses and communities from flooding has been launched by environment minister Aileen McLeod.
An annual staff study day that has become an integral part of Kingdom Housing Association's business planning and service improvement process was attended by over 150 enthusiastic staff. The event was facilitated by Gavin Oattes from the Tree of Knowledge, who introduced a fun at work approach to a
Jim Hume More than 54,000 children are “languishing” on council housing waiting lists due to a “disgraceful” lack of social homes across Scotland, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said.
Fragmented ownership, chronic underinvestment, and slow legislative progress are pushing thousands of tenements into deepening disrepair, but with cross-party and cross-sector support for compulsory owners' associations and building reserve funds, a potential positive future could be around the corn
Compulsory tenement owners’ associations with Gillian Campbell and Mike Heffron - podcast transcript
Below is a full transcript of episode 79 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled 'Compulsory tenement owners’ associations with Gillian Campbell and Mike Heffron’. Listen to or watch the episode here.
A new multi-million-pound care home has opened in Inverness, marking the first step in a vision to create a new care community for the city.
A landmark framework has now launched that will open up transformative opportunities for Scotland’s public sector to accelerate the country’s journey to net zero. With an estimated value of £120 million, appointed firms can expect to drive significant energy upgrades in public sect
A Glasgow sheriff has ruled that a housing co-operative could evict a Scottish secure tenant after it discovered that she had allowed drug dealers to use her property to store controlled substances in return for the cancellation of a debt. Drumchapel Housing Co-Operative Ltd raised an action for rem
As the Housing (Scotland) Bill continues its passage through the Scottish Parliament, Professor Douglas Robertson's overview of the main findings of the RentBetter research project led by Indigo House and funded by the Nationwide Foundation considers affordability and rent controls. The RentBetter r