SFHA commission new research from Professor Duncan Maclennan and the David Hume Institute to better understand the sector’s impact on the Scottish economy.
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A local community project is inviting people across the Highlands to share their experiences of housing issues, including dealings with landlords and short-term lets. The aim is to build a clearer picture of how housing concerns are handled in practice.
Robina Qureshi argues that Glasgow's housing emergency stems from decades of policy failure and insufficient supply, not from refugees, and challenges Reform's claim that migrants are being prioritised over local people. In the run up to the Scottish elections, Reform UK is again falsely blaming ref
Swan Group, in partnership with Arrow Global, have reaffirmed a commitment to delivering a sustainable and community-focused development at Corton, following key updates to the project’s planning requirements. The Corton landholding was acquired in 2021 by Swan Group, a Scottish developer, and
Most people in Scotland live under local authorities which do not have a fully functioning homelessness service, according to Shelter Scotland. The charity's analysis found that 2.9 million people in Scotland (54%) lack a guarantee of access to their legal right to housing if they experience homeles
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
Fourteen brand new properties are due to be added to Orkney Islands Council’s housing stock as the local authority continues to work with partners to progress ambitious plans for meeting Orkney’s housing needs.
