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

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Lisa Glass By Lisa Glass, policy officer at Shelter Scotland

Alan Ferguson The Scottish Government’s priority for warm homes has “lit up” the Programme for Government and been welcomed across the sector.

(from left) Ruth Simpson, chair, WSHA; tenants Jean Bell and Rita Gallagher; Kevin Stewart MSP and Lynne Donnelly, chief executive, WSHA (image credit: Iain McLean Photography) West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) was joined by minister for local government and housing Kevin Stewart MSP and C

Pamela Humphries (development manager), Elaine McHugh (head of housing solutions), Council leader Jim Logue and housing convener Barry McCulloch North Lanarkshire Council is moving forward with its next phase of new council houses which will see a further 282 modern homes built across 13 sites.

David Mundell The north east of Scotland is to benefit from over £500 million of funding to improve its housing and infrastructure.

George Osborne Chancellor George Osborne has scrapped plans to save £4.4 billion by cutting tax credits following wide criticism and a rejection by the House of Lords.

Mike Dailly Mike Dailly suggests an unequal relationship between tenants and landlords means many of the former are leading lives of misery.

A new report commissioned by the Scottish Government has highlighted an emerging gap between the housing aspirations of younger and older households. Co-authored by the University of St Andrews and the University of Sheffield, ‘Understanding the Housing Aspirations of People in Scotland’ highlig

Margaret Burgess The number of new homes built in Scotland has risen by nine per cent in the last year, according to official figures.

Frances Snee works for Shelter Scotland’s Empty Homes Advice Service – a free national helpline dedicated to bringing empty homes back into use. Frances Snee

Mary Taylor To mark its 40th anniversary year, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) is kicking off the celebrations at its annual conference.

(left to right) Bailie Liz Cameron, chair of Transforming Communities Glasgow; Allan Callaghan, MD of Cruden Buildings and Renewals; Gordon Sloan, chair of Glasgow Housing Association; John Gallacher, MD of Cruden Homes and housing minister, Margaret Burgess MSP The first phase of 55 affordable priv

The aim of Shelter Scotland’s Safe and Sound service is to reduce the risk of homelessness for young people by facilitating family mediation and the safe return home for those who have run away. Where this is not possible, the project, which operates in Dundee and across the greater Tayside and Fi