Ben Keenan, housing services officer at Pineview Housing Association, has been named the winner of the NextGen Leaders Award at the 2025 Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) Annual Conference. The award, which recognises emerging talent in Scotland’s social housing sector, was pr
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Professor Ken Gibb from the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), who was part of the Scottish Government’s Housing Investment Taskforce, shares his views on its recent official report. Last week, the Scottish Government’s housing investment taskforce (HITF) published its
A piece of legislation that empowers police across England and Wales to fine or imprison people for rough sleeping or begging looks set to be scrapped after more than 200 years.
Efforts to improve energy efficiency standards across the private rented sector will worsen the housing crisis and force people to spend longer in emergency homeless accommodation, the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has warned.
The Scottish Government has issued a joint letter from Ivan McKee MSP, minister for public finance, and Dr Fiona Simpson, chief planner, clarifying how National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) Policy 22 on flood risk and water management should be applied in practice by planning authorities and develop
Housebuilder Bellway has upgraded its annual forecast following what it described as a "robust" period of trading during the spring, citing stronger customer demand and improved affordability driven by easing interest rates. In a trading update, the FTSE 250-listed firm said it now expects to delive
The Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel is calling for the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) switch-off to be delayed after fears from rural communities in Scotland that they will be left without heating or hot water because their current meters have not yet been replaced.
House prices in Scotland rose over the past three months at the slowest rate seen since the beginning of 2024, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.
Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) has released early insights into the 2024/25 Charter performance dataset. The release came on Tuesday 3 May—just 72 hours after the deadline for landlords to submit their Annual Returns on the Charter to the Scottish Housing Regulator.
Plans to transform social care across Scotland will be progressed after the Scottish Parliament approved the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill.
Aberdeenshire Council has developed a new pilot project to further highlight the significant opportunities around long-term undeveloped sites across the region. The 2025 Delivery Programme is a live document which will feature progress updates on allocated sites as well as other relevant information
A Housing Prospectus has been launched to outline the unique development opportunities in the South of Scotland, some of the key sites and the partners who stand ready to help bring forward developments.
First Minister John Swinney has pledged deeper collaboration between housing associations and the Scottish Government to combat the housing emergency, tackle child poverty, and deliver safe, affordable homes for all. Marking 50 years of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), the Fir
New data from Housemark’s May Monthly Pulse report reveals a confident and promising start to the financial year for UK housing providers, as the sector shows measurable improvements in arrears performance, void turnaround and tenant satisfaction.
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
