Opinion

Ashley Campbell To mark today’s introduction of the new Private Residential Tenancy, Ashley Campbell outlines the ramifications of the new regime.

Jon Sparkes After First Minster Nicola Sturgeon and housing minister Kevin Stewart approved the first recommendations of the Scottish Government’s Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Action Group which will help more people sleeping rough this winter, chair of the Group Jon Sparkes explains more.

Just months into his time as CIH vice president Jim Strang has pledged to continue the efforts of current president Alison Inman to tackle domestic abuse when he becomes president in 2018. In an article originally published on the CIH website, Jim Strang makes it clear that domestic is an issue that

Andrew McFarlane Andrew McFarlane discusses the issue of the housing crisis in Scotland and outlines what action has to be taken to rectify the problem.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart With just over a week before the introduction of a new private residential tenancy in Scotland, housing minister Kevin Stewart explains why the changes will benefit renters.

Queens Cross Housing Association’s chief executive, Shona Stephen, reflects on the links between housing and health. Medical professionals have been making links between the impact housing has on health since Victorian times.

Barratt Homes’ Mill Brae development A home is likely to be the biggest purchase a person will ever make. As such, it’s perfectly understandable that buyers will want every assurance their home is the quality investment they’ve worked so long and hard for.

Rosemary Brotchie Shelter Scotland’s Rosemary Brotchie responds to new statistics which revealed a rise in private sector rents across the country.

Ligia Teixeira In a guest blog for homelessness charity Cyrenians, Dr Ligia Teixeira outlines why Crisis believes that improving outcomes at scale requires a new approach.

To mark Alcohol Awareness Week (November 13-19), Edinburgh homelessness and inclusion charity Cyrenians highlights its work to alleviate the detrimental footprint that the misuse of alcohol leaves across communities. It has been well documented by health and social care professionals, as well as deb

As PfH Scotland launches a dedicated vehicle leasing and fleet management procurement framework for the social housing sector, Stephen Herriot outlines how housing associations can help the Scottish Government achieves its ambitions low carbon commitments. With the recent commitment by the Scottish

Jon Sparkes Jon Sparkes details the second meeting of the Scottish Government’s Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group which focussed on solutions to help more rough sleepers this winter as well as longer term goals.

David Bookbinder The UK government’s U-turn on imposing the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) cap to supported housing and the wider social housing sector is to be welcomed but we are not out of the woods yet, says David Bookbinder.

News that a project supporting prisoners before they’re released, including offering housing advice, has cut re-offending emphasises the difference a home can make to us all. The report from Throughcare shows that of the prisoners who got advice, 78% didn’t go back to prison within two years of

Kate Webb Adopting a bunker mentality is flawed when credible warnings are stacking up, says Kate Webb.