Opinion

Riccardo Giovanacci, managing director at Newton Letting, outlines the impact of Covid restrictions easing and what that means for the Scottish rental market. Some of the more onerous restrictions which were imposed on landlords in Scotland in the first dark days of the pandemic are about to be

Ashley Campbell, policy and practical manager at CIH Scotland, summarises the discussion from a recent roundtable on the skills needed to deliver net-zero emissions in housing by 2045.  The Scottish Government has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2045 and with around 13% of

Callum Chomczuk, national director of CIH Scotland, discusses the need to consider land supply to deliver homes and build communities across Scotland. The pandemic has taught us all the importance of having a safe, affordable place to call home, but with market trends in Scotland pointing to si

Shelter Scotland's senior policy advocacy officer, Lisa Borthwick, outlines why the charity opposes a proposal in the Scottish Government's Prevention Duties consultation to remove people’s right to permanent accommodation and replace it with “stable” accommodation. I don&rsqu

Energy Action Scotland has commissioned the following article from independent consultant Dr Fraser Stewart on 'Under-occupancy and Fuel Poverty in Scotland' as a way of stimulating some deeper policy discussion about this increasingly important issue. Introduction

Environmental and regeneration delivery partner Green Action Trust showcases a number of events it is holding to mark Land Reuse Month.

Following recent CaCHE research exploring the housing experiences of those living in the private rented sector, Dr Adriana Mihaela Soaita contributes to the ongoing discussion around housing as a human right. There is a keen interest for the Scotland Government to set down the human right to housing

Positive Action in Housing CEO Robina Qureshi urges social landlords to allow their tenants to shelter refugees in their homes for short periods as a contribution to the current refugee crisis.

Calum Allmond, head of architectural services at DM Hall Chartered Surveyor, discusses the options available to Edinburgh landlords in light of the increased restrictions on short-term letting. It was always on the cards that if restrictions were to be introduced on short-term letting in Scotland, E

Positive Action in Housing chief executive officer Robina Qureshi outlines the charity's emergency support for refugees and its response to the recent House of Lords debate on the Nationality and Borders Bill.

Housing benefit advisor Bill Irvine details a case where DWP had refused to include a 'housing costs element' (HCE) in the award of Universal Credit to a tenant.

As planning minister Tom Arthur prepares to give evidence to the Local Government, Housing & Planning Committee this morning, Homes for Scotland head of local & regional planning Liz Hamilton says the draft NPF4 document fails to recognise the current housing crisis and is likely to fur

With just 10 years to reach the 2032 EESSH2 deadlines, Stirling-based Chris McGinn from PfH Scotland explores the obstacles and offers practical advice to housing providers on how they can tackle these issues.

Stewart Dalgarno, project director at the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) initiative, discusses how climate targets can be met within the house building industry. The end of the UN’s climate change conference COP26 marked the beginning of the hard work req

The latest episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast features Ann Leslie of Lar Housing Trust and Matthew Busher of Kingdom Group, both leaders in mid-market renting (MMR). Jimmy Black wonders if MMR could fix a broken housing market… To the Romans, lares domestici were housegods who looke