As Scottish Housing Day 2026 highlights the links between housing and health, Carbon Futures considers how better building performance can support healthier, more comfortable and more affordable homes. The quality of the homes people live in has a direct influence on their health, wellbeing and qual

Mhairi Donaghy, associate director within the place, housing and economic investment team at the Scottish Futures Trust, delves into her work on town centre living to share how it could assist with wellbeing. It’s easy to think about this in terms of the home itself – whether it’s

With Scottish Housing Day focussing on the link between housing and health, Matt Hamill, head of policy and impact at Homeless Network Scotland, argues that housing policy is public health policy. There are few things more central to our overall health and wellbeing than having a safe, secure place

Jimmy Black relives a few housing decades with Laurie Naumann, a campaigner on single homelessness, and a founder of Kingdom Housing Association. This is a story about Laurie Naumann, who recently retired after 44 years as a board member at Kingdom Housing Association. But it’s also a step bac

Jimmy Black cycled to Stornoway to meet Calum (Barney) MacKay, chair of TPAS Scotland and long-standing tenant activist. Barney is a trade unionist, and that explains a lot. Trades unions teach their active members how to do many useful things, including basic skills, like how to run a meeting or th

Jimmy Black meets the energetic Evie Copland, multi-award-winner and housing evangelist. “The biggest problem is … how do I change the world with this?” Evie Copland is finishing her Master's in Housing Studies, and she has been a distinguished student. In 2021 she won the Malcolm

Jimmy Black meets Bill Banks, retiring CEO of the multi award-winning Kingdom Group. Bill Banks looks relaxed, calm and entirely at home in his relatively modest office at Kingdom Housing Association. He’s a man at the height of his powers with a very solid track record of achievement. But Bil

The latest episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast lifts the lid on the quietly contentious issue of pets in social housing and the growing movement to make policies more compassionate, consistent and evidence‑based. For many tenants, a dog or cat is a lifeline. For many landlords, they&rsquo

Scottish Housing News has released a new podcast episode exploring how social landlords are preparing for sweeping new statutory duties on damp and mould — and why the sector may already be ahead of the curve. The Investigation and Commencement of Repairs (Scotland) Regulations 2026, inspired

Below is a full transcript of episode 81 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled 'How Scotland is gearing up for Awaab's Law with Gregor Morrison and Bob Cairney’. Listen to or watch the episode here.

Scotland’s leading voices on accessible housing have urged the Scottish Government to put inclusive homes at the heart of its agenda ahead of May’s election, warning that the country is “nowhere near prepared” for the scale of demographic change coming.

Jimmy Black hears that English flat owners who don’t maintain their blocks can lose their property without compensation. Should Scottish tenement owners face similar penalties?

It’s Scottish Housing Day; Jimmy Black conjures up soundscapes, and meditates on what makes a good neighbourhood.

Jimmy Black blogs on Riverside Scotland’s Housing First for Families, and Albyn’s Tenancy Sustainment Team.

Jimmy Black says the current funding system for adaptations makes no sense.

For the next edition of Our Housing Heritage, journalist and digital history specialist Chris Holme shares the story of how First World War servicemen came to reside in the rural village of Longniddry. Unlikely as it sounds, the Longniddry Piggery provided Britain’s first purpose-built homes f

In the latest article in the ongoing Our Housing Heritage series, Scottish Housing News discusses the Glasgow Rent Strikes of 1915. In the absence of social housing, families across the UK in 1915 were at the mercy of private landlords who could hike rents and evict tenants at will with little restr

The Springburn office of ng homes is named after Ned Donaldson. But who was Ned Donaldson? Kieran Findlay recalls the contribution of the activist and the post-war battle to stop the privatisation of council housing at Merrylee. It was a cold sleety December day in 1951. Slum landlordism and sublett

Duncan Smith, who works in the social housing sector, has contributed this piece as part of his quest for more information about housing architect George Gibson. Several years ago, just after starting my current job, I undertook some research on the properties we were refurbishing at the time. I fou

The Highland Council has welcomed an increase of £750,000 of funding from the SSE Renewables Highland Sustainable Development Fund to support private householders experiencing extreme fuel poverty in Highland. The two-year grant will support the delivery of the council’s Energy Efficient

Scarf has been shortlisted for Climate Action Champion at The Herald Scottish Impact Awards 2026, continuing a growing wave of external recognition for the charity’s work tackling fuel poverty, improving energy efficiency and supporting communities across Scotland. The shortlist recognises Sca

Around 820,000 households in Scotland could be living in fuel poverty this autumn as higher energy prices put renewed pressure on family finances.

Almost half of social housing tenants are already living in fuel poverty, and Scotland now faces a difficult winter of rising energy costs.

A partnership between Turning Point Scotland and Fife Council is helping people at risk of homelessness access the right support at the right time. For more than a year, Turning Point Scotland community navigators have been supporting people in Fife who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

A new strategic alliance between Queens Cross Housing Association (QCHA) and Maryhill Housing Association (MHA) has been awarded more than £177,000, less than two years since it was established. The funding for North West Partners is from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations' (SFHA)

Local authorities in England have spent a record £2.9 billion over the past year on providing temporary accommodation to households experiencing homelessness.

Linzi Irvine, housing development partner at Right There, highlights the difference that the 'right' type of temporary accommodation can make to people at risk of homelessness. When people talk about temporary accommodation, the conversation often focuses on numbers. How many people need housing, ho

The Scottish private rented sector (PRS) continues to retain marked stability with minimal rental price movement across major markets as the deadline for the first market assessments by local authorities starts to come in to view, according to a new report from Citylets.

Arden Property Management is officially celebrating two decades of supporting landlords and tenants across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Founded in 2006, the independent letting agency has successfully let more than 10,500 properties and built a strong reputation for trusted service in a highly compet

Lettings and property management firm Dwello Property is targeting record revenue after completing its first acquisition as it accelerates its expansion across the Central Belt. The company has purchased the lettings business of Thomson Residential Ltd – a deal that marks a major milestone for

Lettings, estate agency, and property management services provider Northwood Edinburgh has relocated to a larger office in Leith following a period of substantial growth. The move marks a major milestone for the franchise business as its team expands to 18 staff and continues to build momentum

The Conservative Party's plans to cut Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to help meet defence spending commitments risk pushing more households into hardship and homelessness, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has warned. The party has said it would make defence spending hit 3% of GDP by 2029/30 t

Across Scotland, 321,885 children are benefiting from Scottish Child Payment as of March 2026, according to newly published statistics.  Launched in February 2021, the Scotland-only benefit is a weekly payment of £28.20, paid every four weeks to every eligible child under 16 within a

Housing secretary Màiri McAllan has called on the UK Government to reverse the freeze on vital housing support and lift tens of thousands of children out of poverty across the UK. Local Housing Allowance has been frozen by the UK Government for a second year, while the cost of living has cont

The Scottish Government is to commit more than £111 million to updated plans to eradicate child poverty. Bringing Hope, Building Futures aims to help keep approximately 100,000 children out of poverty in 2026-27.