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Housing bodies have welcomed the 2024-25 Programme for Government (PfG) for acknowledging the reality of the country’s housing emergency but the Scottish Government has been criticised for failing to make up for delays to funding for new homes. Outlining his first PfG as first minister, John S

CIH Scotland's Ashley Campbell looks ahead to Scottish Housing Day next month with a few 'no-brainer' approaches to improving the accessibility of housing. This year Scottish Housing Day takes place on 18 September with a focus on “homes for life”, considering how the housing s

CIH Scotland has shared the details for a special event to celebrate Scottish Housing Day, which this year focuses on the theme of ‘homes for life.’

Urgently reversing recent cuts to the Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) budget is vital for the First Minister to meet his policy priorities, CIH Scotland has told the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee is carrying out

Members of a coalition of leading housing and anti-poverty organisations have expressed disappointment at the lack of response from First Minister John Swinney almost five weeks after writing to him with proposals to work together to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency. The organisations, whic

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland has announced the return of its Big Conversation event, in partnership with Fife Council, which brings together young and upcoming housing professionals to consider and discuss the most important issues facing Scotland’s housing sector, as well

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland has published a new report on the size and shape of the housing management workforce in Scotland. The report, Careers in housing management: how to improve routes into the profession, aims to kickstart a discussion about how we can improve pathways i

In this new blog, CIH Scotland’s national director Callum Chomczuk reflects on the feedback from a recent series of roadshows on the next steps for professionalism in the housing sector in Scotland. Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who took the time to join one of our Housing Profession

The importance of housing in supporting people throughout life, as their needs and priorities change, is the focus for this year’s Scottish Housing Day – taking place on Wednesday 18 September. Scottish Housing Day is an annual event which aims to raise awareness of the challenges and su

Callum Chomczuk, national director at CIH Scotland, on what the general election means for housing in Scotland. The declaration of a housing emergency by the Scottish Parliament and seven local authorities, alongside the introduction of a Housing Bill has dominated discussions of housing policy in S

CIH Scotland has told the Scottish Parliament that it welcomes domestic abuse and homelessness prevention contained in the proposed new Housing (Scotland) Bill but that serious questions remain over the implementation of the measures. The Scottish Parliament's Local Government, Housing and

The annual CIH Scotland Housing Awards are now open for entries.

The Scottish Government is set to declare a national housing emergency later today. Social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville will use a Holyrood debate this afternoon on Scottish Labour’s motion on the housing crisis to make the announcement.

Efforts to boost affordable housing supply by acquiring properties to bring into use for affordable housing and help reduce homelessness will be given an £80 million uplift over the next two years, the Scottish Government has announced.

The Scottish Government has dropped its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 after accepting that the interim step is now "out of reach".