Opinion

James Andersen Grant Thornton’s James Andersen on the need to tackle Scotland’s housing crisis and the role that the Private Rented Sector (PRS) can play in this.

James Forbes What price will we pay for cheaper heat? James Forbes from Burness Paull looks at district heating schemes, fuel poverty and regulation.

Sarah Latto From the 1st to the 7th of June each year, Shelter Scotland marks Volunteers’ Week, a national celebration of the contribution that volunteers make to society. Sarah Latto discusses why.

Lisa Glass, a policy officer at Shelter Scotland, urges tenants to have their say on issues affecting the private rented sector. Are you a private tenant?

By Rob Trotter, associate director of DJ Alexander Property Managers In January 2018 the new Residential Tenancy Agreement will come into effect. The main change leading to concern with landlords across Scotland is that lease agreements will now be on an indefinite tenancy instead of the original 6-

Examples of projects that have included the Active House vision into their design parameters By Martin Peat, director, Richardson & Peat

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Daradjeet Jagpal One year from today, the new General Data Protection Regulation will come into force. It will make radical changes to how RSLs collect and process personal data about their tenants, staff, service providers and contractors. RSLs are advised to start taking steps towards compliance n

Rhona Mcleod Trust Housing Association’s Rhona McLeod outlines how a Housing with Care model could address the issue of delayed hospital discharges.

Beth Reid Beth Reid from Crisis asks how do we prevent another 50 years of homelessness in Scotland?

Kelly Henderson, domestic violence business manager at Gentoo, has launched a new research project to inform and encourage the housing sector to embrace its role in tackling domestic abuse. It is now 20 years since I entered the housing world and the sense of social purpose we have as a sector still

After a visit to the Polnoon housing development in East Renfrewshire, housing minister Kevin Stewart shares his enthusiasm for the project. As we all know, good-quality, well-planned housing contributes to strong, resilient communities which then have a positive impact on the quality of people’s

John Perry CIH policy adviser John Perry says the impact of the 'right to rent' scheme needs an urgent review ahead of its planned roll-out across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Douglas Lamb A recent decision of the Court of Session in AWG Group Limited v. HCP Properties 101 GP Limited has altered the position in Scotland in relation to delayed rent reviews. Douglas Lamb summarises the important judgment below.

Ewan Aitken of Cyrenians introduces Suzanne and Sonja at our Homelessness Conference Shelter Scotland’s Aoife Deery asks how can we learn from the experiences of those we help to improve our services?