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Osprey Housing board member and former chair Mike Scott has been awarded an MBE in the 2026 New Year Honours, marking a proud moment for one of Aberdeen’s most dedicated champions of social housing, community wellbeing, and fuel poverty action. The honour recognises a remarkable career spannin

Retrofit must be understood as a place-based approach that shapes health, wellbeing, and everyday life, not simply a building upgrade, a new insights paper has argued.

The Scottish Government has issued a Call for Evidence as part of a review of building standards and guidance relating to fire safety, and including work on the compliance plan approach, to help ensure the safety of people in and around Scotland's buildings. The consultation covers three main areas:

CIH Scotland has kicked off the new year by confirming Gordon Smith as its new engagement manager. Gordon Smith joins with over 10 years of experience in membership engagement, leading business growth, building communities, and listening to members' voices.

Demolition work has begun on a long‑vacant warehouse on South Marketgait, marking the first visible step toward the long‑planned redevelopment of a prominent Dundee city centre corner.

Leonard Harper Gow, the great grandson of Veterans Housing Scotland’s founder Lord Salvesen, has become an Ambassador for the charity. He connected with the charity last year as part of the research on its 110-year history.

A charity supporting young people with additional support and complex needs will move into a new home thanks to a successful Community Asset Transfer (CAT).

The Scarf Fuel Fund has delivered more than £1.1 million in energy support to households across Scotland, helping prevent self-disconnection and support people facing acute financial hardship.  Running from December 2024 to December 2025, the fund supported over 7,600 households using pre

Older tenants in Castlemilk have been bowled over by a new indoor activity that’s bringing fun and friendship to their community. Residents at Dougrie Terrace are enjoying carpet bowls twice a week as part of Wheatley Care’s Livingwell service.

A stable, multi‑year funding settlement must be the next Scottish Government’s top priority if Scotland is to reverse stalled development pipelines and respond meaningfully to the housing emergency, according to the latest episode of The Scottish Housing News Podcast. Campion Homes joint man

Below is a full transcript of episode 77 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘What housing needs from the next Scottish Government with Susan Jackson and Jen Gracie’. Listen to the episode here or watch below.

A major student accommodation project on Causewayside has been recommended for approval, paving the way for the demolition of the former Scottish Law Commission building and its replacement with a six‑storey development.

Cabinet secretary for housing Màiri McAllan visited a housing development in Lanark last week to highlight record investment in affordable housing. As announced as part of the 2026-27 Draft Scottish Budget, the Affordable Housing Supply Programme has been allocated £926 million, 20% hig

Inverclyde residents are being encouraged to have their say on tax and savings proposals to help plug an estimated £8.6 million funding gap facing the council over the next two years. The budget gap figures are £3.359m in 2026/27 and £5.248m in 2027/28.

Standard measures of poverty in Scotland are inaccurate and are letting communities down, with the true impact of fuel poverty hitting as many as 30% of rural Scots, according to a new report.