Kieran Findlay

The Scottish Housing Summit has wrapped up to widespread praise from delegates, with busy sessions, packed exhibition aisles and conversations that ran well beyond the scheduled programme.

CIH Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s push to improve building standards, but warned that plans for a Passivhaus-equivalent standard could undermine the delivery of social and affordable homes unless funding is increased.

The number of people who died while homeless in Scotland rose by 38% last year, with 232 deaths recorded in 2025 compared with 168 in 2024, according to new research.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published an engagement plan for Ore Valley Housing Association, stating that its current assessment is that the Association does not comply with all the standards of governance and financial management. According to the engagement plan, Ore Valley notified the Reg

Former TPAS Scotland chief executive Lesley Baird talks to Scottish Housing News editor Kieran Findlay about scaffolding, chairing a Congress of 27 nations, and why tenants have always known best. Lesley Baird may downplay her role in making sure tenants have a real say in the running of their own h

A new report from the Prosper UK Housing Commission has called for rent controls to be ruled out in law in England, citing Scotland’s recent experience as evidence that they do not make rents more affordable.

A dedicated Scottish Housing Summit Stage will bring retrofit, heat networks, planning and the future of More Homes Scotland to the SEC Glasgow on 22 October.

Social justice and housing secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has maintained that the Scottish Government "continues to deliver on affordable housing" despite a 25% fall in annual completions in the social sector to the lowest level since 2007.

The Scottish Government has called on the UK Government to take "immediate action" to end homelessness, with social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville pressing on the Prime Minister's stated ambition to eradicate the crisis. In a letter addressed to work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden, M

Campaigners for community-led housing have called for public sector support and cooperation to help address the housing crisis across Scotland.

Argyll and Bute Council's proposed Short-Term Let Control Areas (STLCA) face a credible legal challenge if they are used to force established tourism businesses to close, a tourism body has warned.

Housing and homelessness organisations have issued a stark warning over Scotland's deepening housing emergency, after official government figures published today revealed record numbers of children living in temporary accommodation.

A coalition of Scotland's major business organisations has renewed pressure on the Scottish Government to overhaul the country's planning system, publishing a joint report which recommends that housing should be treated as economic infrastructure, with a national target of at least 25,000 new homes

New official statistics paint a bleak picture of Scotland's housing sector, with overall housebuilding continuing to slide and record demand for social housing, despite a modest uptick in social rent starts.

Scottish Housing News editor Kieran Findlay has appeared on The Hard Hat Talks podcast to showcase the benefits of attending next month's Scottish Construction Summit. The free-to-attend event, which encompasses the Scottish Housing Summit - a stage of speakers and exhibitors dedicated to housing, w