Opinion

Yvette Burgess Yvette Burgess, unit director at the Housing Support Enabling Unit, blogs on the Better Futures framework, a pioneering initiative with two simple aims: to help improve the quality of life of people using housing support services across Scotland and to enable organisations to plan and

Lesley Palmer, chief architect at Stirling University’s Dementia Services Development Centre, considers the importance of the ‘Older Persons' Walkable Neighbourhood’ when considering Housing Land Audits and the allocation of development sites for older people housing. As an Architect with a Ma

Gavin McEwan Gavin McEwan, partner and head of charities at Turcan Connell, writes about the changes charities will see after Brexit.

Westbridge Mill LinkLiving Ltd (part of the Link group of social enterprises) re-launched its multi- purpose building at West Bridge Mill, Kirkcaldy on Friday following an extensive refurbishment.

Community Intern, with Shelter Scotland, Chidem Enkeshafi writes about his time with the charity examining private renting in Scotland and the common issues surrounding private renting in Scotland. Hi, my name is Chidem Enkeshafi and I’ve just started my Community Internship at Shelter Scotland G

By Conrad Rossouw, digital manager for Shelter Scotland Calling all coders, designers, and housing professionals! Shelter Scotland needs you to help us solve Scotland’s housing crisis. We’re getting together on the 28th of July for a weekend of brainstorming and collaboration to devise digital s

Emma Dore By Emma Dore, senior policy officer at Shelter Scotland

Bryan Powell By Bryan Powell, private landlord support officer at Shelter Scotland

On Wednesday 29 June, Viewpoint managers Anne and Julia took part in the Virtual Dementia Tour at Cameron Toll - here’s what they thought. Anne:

James Battye By James Battye, policy officer with Shelter Scotland

Crowd listening to the welcome speeches A new permanent public artwork by artist Liz Peden of Gorbals Arts Project was unveiled last week in the Gorbals.

Castle Rock Edinvar’s community art project with Edinburgh College of Art’s Graphic Design department has completed three further installations. This initiative will see four vandalism hotspots and a neglected area of grass across Castle Rock Edinvar sites transformed with new artwork. Residents

Bryan Finlay Bryan Finlayson outlines the consensus seen in Holyrood, that social housing has a large role to play in lifting Scotland out of the housing "crisis".

Danny Lafferty Danny Lafferty highlights the problems arising from the complexity for landlords of new carbon and energy performance regulations to be introduced this year.

James Jack James Jack, Associate at law firm Burness Paull has produced a detailed briefing note on the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.