Ahead of next month’s Scottish Parliament election, East Kilbride Housing Association (EKHA) is calling on Scotland’s political parties to support investment in the social housing sector in order to kick-start the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The Associati
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While there is much to commend in the Scottish Government's Housing to 2040 strategy, Shelter Scotland's assistant director for communications and advocacy, Gordon MacRae, said its stated goals represent a shortfall in the minimum number of social homes required to address housing. The Scottish
In the week that the Scottish Government published Scotland’s first long-term housing strategy, housing and planning minister Kevin Stewart tells Scottish Housing News about the background of Housing to 2040, the principles behind the strategy and what is required to achieve its aims. Hou
Scotia Homes has submitted a proposal of application notice to build 125 new homes on a site in Forfar bordering land where a 175-house plan is yet to be determined. The site in question is the near 20-acre area of farmland at Westfield Loan. The move is the latest expansion bid for the west of
The Scottish Government’s £3.3 billion funding proposal for the next Affordable Housing Supply Programme will help to “make a real difference” to tackling housing need in Scotland, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said.
Funding announced by the Scottish Government falls short of delivering the required number of affordable homes needed in Scotland and won't effectively tackle fuel poverty, housing charities have warned following yesterday's Scottish Budget.
North Ayrshire Council is driving forward ambitious regeneration plans that will breathe new life into residential estates in the Garnock Valley. The plans will see 48 flatted priorities, consisting of bedsits and one-bedroom apartments, demolished to make way for a combination of new housing, lands
Highland councillors have agreed to raise a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) to acquire the Struan House Hotel in Carrbridge to develop the land into much needed affordable housing. The Order, which is to be applied for under Sections 9 and 10 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, will see the council
South Lanarkshire Council has revealed it remains on target to deliver 1,000 additional council homes. A report updating councillors on the Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) has confirmed that despite the complete shutdown of construction forced by the pandemic lockdown the ambitious new buil
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to the Scottish Government’s Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021–2022 to 2025–2026 by welcoming its proposed capital funding increase. Warning, at the same time, that the proposed "investment hierarchy" &nda
More than 600 new homes are set to be built by Falkirk Council over the next five years.
Proposals to tackle one of Kirkcaldy High Street's oldest gap sites with an affordable housing development has been given the green light. Members of Fife Council's central and west planning committee met yesterday to approve a planning application to transform the site of the old Co-op into 39 affo
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has received clarification from the Scottish Government regarding the detail of funding announced in its £24 billion Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP) 2021–26. The IIP includes plans to invest over £2.8bn in
Investment in the social housing sector generates economic and social benefits for Scotland and its people, including reducing poverty and homelessness, improving health, and creating jobs, a new report has found.
Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) chief executive Sally Thomas outlines the organisation's reaction to this week's Programme for Government. Tuesday’s Programme for Government, announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, contained some welcome announcements for the social hou