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Key bodies of the Scottish housing sector have launched two surveys on the relationship between housing and health. 

Moray Council has agreed that Short-Term Let Control Areas should not be brought in across the region at this time, after a thorough review of local evidence.

Rosehill Housing Association has announced the appointment of its new chief executive, Chris Chalk, who will start the role on 6 July 2026. Chalk was successful after a tough recruitment process, during which the Management Committee were impressed with his dedication to tenants and communitie

The new national housing agency must focus on affordable homes after government breaks building promise, according to Shelter Scotland. Shelter Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to make building social homes a national mission of the highest importance, after new figures showed the governme

Sector concerns regarding a rapidly diminishing land supply and the viability of development are reflected in the latest Scottish Government housing statistics published this week, according to representative body Homes for Scotland (HFS). Figures show the total number of homes completed during 2025

Based in Dumfries, VASO Global has raised over £5 million in funding from PXN Ventures, Scottish Enterprise, UK Research Innovation (UKRI) and Eco Group to help it address the housing crisis.  VASO Global is a housebuilding company which takes waste glass and transforms it into panel

It was a successful night for Kingdom Housing Association's Customer Experience team when they scooped the Community Environmental award at the annual Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) National Good Practice Awards last month.

Scottish home improvement specialist CR Smith has reinforced its commitment to Scotland’s social housing sector after a period of ongoing growth in orders from local authorities and housing associations over the last four years.

The sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) published a report on 29 June 2026 urging for a more solid and widespread understanding of development viability and its important position in Scotland’s housing delivery. 

Homelessness charity Social Bite has reopened its flagship Edinburgh Village, which was first set up by the charity in 2018 in Granton, as reported by The Scotsman and The Herald.

Tenants in seventeen properties in the villages of Crosshill and Barr are set to see their energy bills lowered thanks to Ayrshire Housing’s Rural Retrofit Programme.

Glasgow City Council has approved a new development plan that earmarks land for more than 30,000 homes and sets out proposals to support the regeneration of the city centre over the next decade.

In Control Scotland and Housing Options Scotland have announced a new partnership with IMPACT to deliver a project focused on boosting how housing and adult social care function together. 

Elderpark Housing has provided financial support for young footballers at a community football tournament.

The winners of the Scottish Design Awards have been announced, with the winning works ranging from a boathouse and bothy in East Lothian to the delivery of multigenerational care in Sutherland.