The Affordable Housing Programme at Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has made further progress throughout the islands over the spring and summer, completing well over 500 homes, the local authority has revealed. This financial year, 170 are currently on the ground and at various stages of completion.
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Plans to deliver 110,000 affordable homes by 2032 and invest an additional £50 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping were set out by the Scottish Government yesterday in this year’s Programme for Government (PfG). First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the PfG will see investmen
The UK Government has published its Energy White Paper, which details plans for what the government describes as a fair and affordable transition to lower carbon power production, heating, industry and transportation.
Tenant protection and social housing must form a key part of Scotland's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a think-tank which has recommended policies which it believes can be introduced under the present devolved settlement to "democratise our economy, build com
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has called on the Scottish Government to act quickly to avoid a potential autumn spike in evictions as financial strains take hold on households across the country.
Lorna Wilson shares initial findings into research from SFHA, JRF, Public Health Scotland, and RIHAF into the social, economic, health, and wellbeing impact of social housing. No one can dispute the importance of good quality affordable housing – but many people may not be aware of the wider i
Scotland's housing sector has reacted with alarm to the Scottish Government's latest quarterly statistics, which show a continued and significant decline in housebuilding across all tenures in the 12 months to December 2025. The figures reveal 17,336 homes were completed, a 13% annual fall, while ne
Social housebuilding is on track to fall far below what is needed to tackle the housing emergency, new data has revealed. Figures from the Scottish Government show the number of affordable homes completed under the Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) in 2025 dropped by 25% compared to 2024.
Scotia Homes reported a pre-tax loss of £7.9 million for the year to June 2025, more than triple the £2.6m recorded in the previous year, as the Ellon-based housebuilder was hit by a sharp downturn in the new-build market and the costs of a major restructuring programme. Revenue fell 23%
Scotland built 17,336 new homes in 2025, with 14,999 new builds started across the social and private sectors, according to the latest official statistics published by the Scottish Government. The figures reveal significant year-on-year falls, with all-sector completions down 13% and starts down 6%
Scotland's housing crisis is being worsened by systemic barriers, including planning costs, land shortages, and slow decision-making, that are preventing the industry from building the homes the country urgently needs, writes Andrew Duncan. Scotland has no shortage of ambition when it comes to housi
A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has rejected a challenge by a housing developer to a local authority’s decision not to approve £21.4 million in funding for development of land it owned in Ayrshire, after finding that councillors were not provided with insufficient inf
A Scottish think tank has accused the Scottish Government of pursuing housing policies it knows to be ineffective, warning that John Swinney’s proposed Help to Buy scheme for first‑time buyers will inflate prices, waste public money, and deepen the housing crisis rather than alleviate it.
Aberdeenshire councillors have approved preferred options for future flood protection schemes in Kemnay and Kintore, marking a major step forward in efforts to safeguard both communities from the growing impacts of flooding.
More than half (55%) of people in Scotland have been limiting their use of central heating to save on bills, while almost a quarter (24%) limit using hot water by bathing less or sharing bathing water in an attempt to save energy, research by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found. Of those worrie
