The Scottish National Investment Bank will not be able to end its reliance on public funding unless ministers can make a case for UK Treasury rules to change, Scotland's Auditor General has said. The bank was launched in 2020 to independently invest in commercial projects that will help address the
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A national action plan must be developed to tackle the housing emergency to avoid the risk that the crisis “drifts on indefinitely”, according to a new report published today by a Scottish Parliament committee. A year on from the official declaration of the national housing emergency by
A new framework for consultancy services has gone live to support Scottish councils with the ongoing development of their Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES). Two small Scottish companies are among the 15 businesses that have been awarded a place on the new Scotland Excel framework,
The Scottish Building Contract Committee (SBCC) Ltd has welcomed the addition of several new organisations and representatives to its Committee over the last 12 months, further enhancing the diversity and expertise on the committee.
Scotland’s economic growth is being held back by a chronic shortage of housing, and urgent action is required to remove this barrier to investment and jobs, a new report from Prosper (Scottish Council for Development and Industry) has warned today. Drawing on insights from over 100 stakeholder
Wheatley Group has opened its bursary programme for 2025, which has already helped almost 500 people to go on to study at university and college. Customers living in Wheatley communities can now apply for a bursary to fulfil their potential and go into further education.
Scotland’s Chief Statistician has released the Housing Statistics for Scotland 2023-24, revealing a year of mixed results across the nation’s housing system.
Housemark has published the first sector-wide, year-end performance results for 2024/25, offering landlords an exclusive early view of how the social housing sector has performed over the past 12 months. Drawing on data from 164 housing providers across the UK, the latest Monthly Pulse report reveal
The number of new home registrations in Scotland increased by 39% during the first quarter of 2025 when compared to the same period last year.
A partnership programme to help prevent people from becoming homeless has been launched by the social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville. The £1 million Upstream Homelessness Prevention Fund will bring together Registered Social Landlords (RSLs), third sector organisations, commun
The Welsh Government has announced plans to launch a new Welsh Housing Survey in 2027-28, marking the first comprehensive national review of housing conditions since 2017-18. The move, confirmed by cabinet secretary for housing and local government Jayne Bryant MS, follows sustained calls from stake
Work on Elgin’s South Street regeneration project has made significant progress, with the successful completion of the above ground element of the demolition phase.
Perth and Kinross Council has extended its funding to the energy charity SCARF for the financial year 2025/26. In addition to the ongoing free home energy advice service available to all homes, a new initiative aims to target properties with poor energy performance to combat fuel poverty and reduce
The Metropolitan Police are considering the construction of a full-scale replica of a section of Grenfell Tower as part of a multi-million-pound effort to support future criminal prosecutions related to the 2017 fire that killed 72 people.
Campaigners are calling on MSPs to support the creation of dedicated, women-only homeless accommodation to better protect vulnerable women across the country.
