Opinion

The Salvation Army's Jeremy Bushnell looks ahead to the publication of new homelessness statistics and what they could signal as Scotland moves towards another election. This week, data published by the Scottish Government will set out how many people received support for homelessness from their cou

In 2024, Dr Scott McGibbon was awarded CIOB’s inaugural Paul Dockerill Award. For the CIOB's January column for Scottish Construction Now, he updates us on the progress of his research and campaign to protect more people from the dangers of silica dust. In 2024, Scottish Construction Now repor

Grampian Housing Association chief executive Craig Stirrat offers his thoughts on the rural housing issue and the More Homes Scotland announcement. “This village is only a cursed place, if ye make it so! To the rest of us, 'tis a blessed place!" (Mr Lundie, Brigadoon 1954)

Professor Kenneth Gibb from the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) discusses the announcement of a new national agency for housing and land delivery. Last Thursday, the Scottish Government announced their intention to act on the recommendation made by the Housing Investment Taskfor

Tom Barclay, Kingdom Group chief executive, delivers a sharp, urgent call for Scotland to treat affordable housing as the essential foundation for ending child poverty, not an optional policy strand.

COSLA’s housing spokesperson Councillor Maureen Chalmers addresses Scotland’s deepening housing emergency and the growing case for trusting local government with the tools and funding needed to deliver lasting solutions. Scotland’s housing crisis is no longer a minor policy concern

Charles Hargreaves, deputy director compliance – heat networks at Ofgem, highlights what it takes to prepare for compliance when the regulation of heat networks begins this month.

2025 proved that you can regulate a market into submission, but you cannot regulate it into growth. Steven Easton, director at Easton Group - a family-owned Scottish private housing provider and landlord - explains how last year’s legislative changes affected private landlords and what’s

As he steps up to the role of chief executive officer at Cruden, Fraser Lynes outlines the potential impact the business can deliver in 2026 following its recent investment from BGF. Scotland stands at a pivotal moment in its housing journey. The need for high-quality, energy-efficient homes has nev

Grampian Housing Association chief executive and social housing talking head Craig Stirrat ponders what 2026 and beyond hold in store for Scotland's Housing to 2040 vision. The Housing Crisis – it didn’t just happen! Years of lack of sufficient investment in the housing stock; matched by

CIH Scotland's outgoing national director Callum Chomczuk looks ahead to 2026 and what it brings for the role of social landlords tackling domestic abuse. Last week, regulations were laid to enact part 2 of the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act passed by the Scottish Parliament on 17 March

As Scotland’s housing sector emerges from one of its most turbulent decades, Marcus Di Rollo, head of lettings at Gilson Gray, says 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year of recalibration rather than volatility. Here he unpacks the six major themes he believes will define the housing market n

UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence director Professor Ken Gibb highlights the importance of the Scottish Law Commission’s report on tenements and shares his concerns with the recommendations. This month saw a milestone on the path to modernising the Scottish tenement. The Scottish La

Thomas & Adamson director John McGuire argues that while recent policy shifts have dented confidence in the build‑to‑rent sector, Scotland now has a crucial window to reset the market. Scotland’s housing market is entering a pivotal phase as the 2025 Housing (Scotland) Bill seeks

Marking the 20th anniversary of Highland Housing Alliance (HHA), chief executive Gail Matheson looks at how the housing landscape in the Highlands has changed, the pressures communities are now facing, and why the success of significant investments, like the Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Free