Opinion

LGBTQ+ people face alarmingly high rates of homelessness, yet many avoid seeking help due to mistrust, discrimination, and a lack of inclusive services. This blog from Dr Edith England and Dr Neil Turnbull explores the barriers LGBTQ+ individuals encounter when accessing support, the systemic gaps

Surveyor Calum Allmond believes that while it is good news that domestic and non-domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are both set to be revised, full alignment with UK measurement goes unaddressed. Scottish Government plans to reform Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) by late 2026 ha

Jimmy Black digs into the Scottish Land Commission’s new report, Community Land Scotland’s “Right to Live” and living on Solid Ground.

Prof Vikki McCall and Prof Kim McKee of Stirling University explore how the housing sector can play a crucial role in addressing the intersectional stigma of place-based ageing, highlighting how housing, disability, and ageing intersect to shape experiences of inclusion, exclusion, and discriminatio

Scotland's Housing Festival offers a great opportunity for young housing professionals to gain insight, share their views and find out more about opportunities in the sector, says CIH Futures board member Ryan Barclay. With Scotland’s Housing Festival fast approaching, housing professionals ma

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence's Gareth Young discusses the importance of LGBT History Month, particularly in the context of housing equality and the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in accessing safe and affordable housing. Across the globe, February marks LGBT History Month

Support Services are the last resort for the thousands of people represented (and the hundreds not represented) in today’s homelessness statistics. But they are at risk. Cyrenians director of services, Amy Hutton responds to the worsening homelessness crisis and makes the case for investment i

Amid ongoing reforms to England’s private rented sector, Prof Ken Gibb explores Ben Cooper’s call for a new housing quality standard to tackle the crisis of substandard rental homes. Against the backdrop of the legislation moving through Westminster to reform the private rented sector in

Back in 2016, Eline Lofgren, an investment director at Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services, wrote an article about housing associations and their untapped potential. The article was first published in the Spring 2016 issue of 'Charities Management' and below Eline brings it up to speed fo

In the latest CIOB column for our sister publication Scottish Construction Now, Jocelyne Fleming, senior policy & public affairs officer – Scotland, looks ahead to the legislative changes set to impact the construction sector in the year ahead. 2025 promises to be a busy year for Holyrood

Matthew Aitchison, valuations & advisory partner at Knight Frank Scotland, discusses the implications of the proposed changes to Scotland's rent controls for the PRS market. Few policy changes in the property sector have received more attention than the rent controls and eviction ban originally

Prof Ken Gibb from the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing (CaCHE) explores the potential of early intervention budgeting to positively influence public policy, using Australia’s innovative Early Intervention Investment Framework (EIIF) as a case study to demonstrate how prevention-focused in

Scottish Housing Regulator chair George Walker reflects on the latest meeting of the Urban Landlord Group. We held the fifth meeting of the urban landlord group on 19 November 2024. This is one of the three standing groups of senior people from Registered Social Landlords we meet with regularly to d

Deputy chair Andrew Watson summarises the Scottish Housing Regulator's latest meeting with its Rural & Islands Landlord Group. We held the fifth meeting of the Rural & Islands landlord group on 6 December 2024. This is one of the three standing groups of senior people from Registered Social

Karen Gatherum delves into the complexities and inconsistencies of Edinburgh's new short-term let regulations, highlighting the challenges faced by those wishing to operate short-term lets and the potential negative impact on the city's tourism capacity. Short-term lettings has been one of the bigge