Opinion

Jimmy Black reflects on recent criticism of Scotland's planning system and outlines an interesting legal case which involves NPF4 and West Lothian's Local Development Plan.

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, outlines the touch decisions on climate change that await the Scottish Government. The realities of climate change, and their direct link to difficult public spending decisions, are now on our doorstep.

Changeworks chief executive Josiah Lockhart outlines how the UK Government’s policy U-turns will worsen the fuel poverty crisis, will not lower household energy bills, and how retrofitting homes with energy efficiency measures is the only way to bring bills down. Last week, Prime Minister Rish

Callum Chomczuk, national director of CIH Scotland, gives an update on plans to develop a workforce strategy for the housing sector. Two weeks ago we celebrated Scottish Housing Day and more specifically housing as a career.

With the transitional period for existing businesses to apply for a short-term lets licence coming to an end this week, Shoosmiths real estate lawyer Kirsten Belk assesses the new regime and its wider impact. Last year, Scotland’s local authorities were given new powers by

A council planning officer who has been reading articles published by our sister publication Scottish Construtction Now on Scotland’s Broken Planning System has blown the whistle on the technological barriers facing local authority planning departments.

Ahead of a panel discussion event next week, Rachel Munro, examines why for housebuilders, planners and local authorities, heat networks promise to increasingly be a hot topic in the months and years to come. It need not be overstated that Scotland doesn’t have the best weather and despit

Time for another of Craig Sanderson's self-proclaimed "frequent rants" about the use of the word ‘affordable’ to describe housing project proposals. Despite efforts by the City of Edinburgh Council and housing associations, the lack of supply of new homes for social rent (i.e. truly &lsq

Alexander Carle, director of asset management at Grampian Housing Association, explains how, with training and relevant qualifications, he and his team are proactively responding to one of the biggest challenges facing the housing sector – condensation and dampness.

For today's Scottish Housing Day, Cruden Group MD Steven Simpson talks about the challenges facing the housebuilding industry and the way that Cruden is taking a new approach and adapting its strategy for long-term success. As we mark Scottish Housing Day, it gives the chance to reflect on the

In this blog for Scottish Housing Day, CIH Scotland’s national director Callum Chomczuk highlights the contribution that Scotland’s housing professionals make to improving the lives of tenants and communities, as well as the ambition to make housing a career of choice. Today we celebrate

Ahead of Scottish Housing Day, Chris Carroll shares his journey to becoming a co-ordinator - housing policy and strategy at South Ayrshire Council. My housing career started by chance actually. I left school at 18, with reasonable grades but no inclination for Uni or further studies at that tim

Ahead of this year’s Scottish Housing Day, the team at Muirhouse Housing Association have been reflecting on what a career in housing means to them. Ashley Lyon, asset officer

Scottish Housing Regulator vice chair Andrew Watson summarises the August meeting of the Regulator's Rural and Islands Landlord group. Last month we met with the standing group which brings together senior leaders from Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) that operate primarily in rural areas and the

With Scottish Housing Day coming up this week, Grampian Housing Association’s head of people experience Chris Mathieson celebrates housing as a career and outlines Grampian’s learning and development initiatives. This Scottish Housing Day, we want to celebrate the commitment, professiona