Kieran Findlay

Gillian McLees arrived at her first Scotland’s Housing Festival as CIH Scotland director with a message that set the tone for her leadership: evolution, not revolution. It’s a phrase she has used more than once in conversation, and it captures her belief that the organisation doesn&rsquo

Fragmented ownership, chronic underinvestment, and slow legislative progress are pushing thousands of tenements into deepening disrepair, but with cross-party and cross-sector support for compulsory owners' associations and building reserve funds, a potential positive future could be around the corn

Scotland’s social landlords are facing renewed pressure to adopt meaningful anti‑racism policies after new research laid bare the extent to which Black people and people of colour are being failed by the housing system. Speaking on the Scottish Housing News Podcast, Shelter Scotland’s

Scotland’s housing bodies have given a broadly positive but pointedly pragmatic response to the First Minister’s plan to create More Homes Scotland, a new national housing agency intended to accelerate delivery across all tenures.

A stable, multi‑year funding settlement must be the next Scottish Government’s top priority if Scotland is to reverse stalled development pipelines and respond meaningfully to the housing emergency, according to the latest episode of The Scottish Housing News Podcast. Campion Homes joint man

A major independent review of how Scotland’s key agencies engage with the planning system has been published by the Scottish Government, setting out 17 recommendations aimed at speeding up decisions, reducing complexity and strengthening collaboration across the sector.

More than £4 billion of public investment will support the delivery of 36,000 additional affordable homes over the next four years, finance secretary Shona Robison confirmed as she delivered the Scottish Government’s final budget before May’s election. Unveiling the 2026/27 spendin

The Scottish Government’s plan to introduce a new tax on housebuilding to help fund the removal of dangerous cladding has cleared its first parliamentary hurdle, despite fears it could deepen Scotland’s housing emergency.

Scottish Housing News readers spent 2025 gripped by a year of seismic policy shifts, mounting pressures on local authorities, and powerful human‑centred stories.

A landmark £67 million health, social care, and community facility has officially opened in the heart of Glasgow’s East End, complete with a fitting tribute to Parkhead Housing Association founding member John Ferguson MBE. Developed by Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership, the Par

Compulsory owners’ associations, regular building inspections, and reserve funds are at the heart of sweeping reforms proposed to tackle Scotland’s deteriorating tenement housing stock.

The Scottish Government has pledged to intensify efforts to tackle homelessness as it unveiled its latest Ending Homelessness Together annual report to Parliament.

The City of Edinburgh Council is to consider extending the suspension of its housing lettings policy until March 2027.

Blochairn Housing Association is in discussions with Sanctuary Scotland to explore the potential for a transfer partnership. Operating in and around Blochairn Place in the Royston area of Glasgow, Blochairn invited expressions of interest for a strategic partner in August after making the decision t

Housing and energy campaigners have warned that Scotland risks falling behind on climate and fuel poverty targets after the Scottish Government confirmed it will not introduce its long-awaited Heat in Buildings Bill during the current parliamentary session.