Professor Kenneth Gibb from the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) highlights a new report that sets out recommendations for a shared understanding of housing affordability. What does it mean to say the cost of housing is affordable or unaffordable? When are rents charged truly aff

Brian Hutcheson, partner in Dentons’ Glasgow office and chair of the Investment Property Forum in Scotland, comments on the implications of the Housing (Scotland) Bill once Royal Assent is received and highlights some practical considerations for those operating in the sector. The Housing (Sco

Cruden Homes MD Fraser Lynes highlights one of Glasgow's more ambitious regeneration stories, King's View, and shares what this tells us about the housing challenges faced today. Over the past 15 years, the south side of Glasgow has witnessed one of the city’s most ambitious regeneration stori

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

Below is a full transcript of episode 76 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘Minority landlords and mixed tenure repairs with Audrey Murphy and Professor Douglas Robertson’. Listen to the episode here.

Below is a full transcript of episode 75 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘Scottish Housing Day celebrates good neighbours with Callum Chomczuk and Jamie Ballentine’. Listen to the episode here.

In this episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast, Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black discuss the theme of 'Everybody Needs Good Neighbours' for Scottish Housing Day. They explore the importance of community and neighbourliness, the role of housing associations in fostering social connections, and th

In this episode, Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black discuss the pressing issue of homelessness with Maureen Knight from Albyn Housing Society and Pamela Forrest from Riverside Scotland. They explore innovative strategies to prevent homelessness, focusing on proactive tenancy sustainment and the Housing

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.

Jimmy Black says knowing what causes condensation is the key to fixing it.

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

Thousands of households across Inverclyde can receive up to £200 off their heating bills this winter, following the launch of a new fund.

Housing secretary Màiri McAllan has called for urgent action from the UK Government on energy bills, as new modelling finds that around 660,000 households could see estimated fuel bills cut by an average of £700 under Scottish Government proposals for targeted discounts. New scenario mo

Services that support people struggling with debt on their energy bills have been expanded after receiving almost £1 million of additional funding. This will help organisations to provide money and debt advice to customers, increase capacity through additional training for staff, and enhance e

Shettleston Housing Association is partnering with Warmworks, an organisation with 10 years of experience in tackling fuel poverty, to deliver a new project that will make homes warmer for tenants in Glasgow. The Renewable Heat Project with Shettleston Housing Association will see 15 properties fitt

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter has launched its 2025 Christmas advert, which shows viewers the devastating conditions and immense frustration felt by families while living in temporary accommodation this Christmas.

Kingdom Housing Association has submitted a planning application to redevelop the James Bank Centre in Dunfermline to make a continuing contribution to supporting people experiencing homelessness in Fife. Currently configured as hostel-style accommodation, the new plans will deliver high-quality, en

Five organisations in Clackmannanshire will share nearly £300,000 to prevent homelessness in the first round of funding from the area’s pioneering Transformation Space.  Backed by £1 million from the Scottish Government’s Invest to Save Fund and other council funds, the

Homelessness charity Crisis is to become a landlord for the first time in its 58-year history, saying it is now "nearly impossible" to find housing for homeless people. Chief executive Matt Downie said the charity was planning to buy its own housing stock because the shortage of social housing and t

Living Rent has urged the City of Edinburgh Council to strike off two landlords who have been found guilty of serious misconduct at the First Tier Tribunal.

Property factors across Scotland are facing mounting accusations of overcharging, mismanagement and opacity, which suggests the possibility of systemic abuse of homeowners’ trust and money.

A Highland Council committee has agreed to progress with the process of considering the introduction of a short-term let control area after another found there was no justification to establish one in its area. Steps towards introducing a short-term let control area were considered by the local auth

Residents and businesses are being asked what they think of a proposed short-term let control area in parts of Perth and Kinross.

Scottish Borders Council’s Financial Inclusion Team has successfully achieved accreditation under the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers (SNSIAP). The recognition reflects the council’s commitment to delivering high-quality, accessible welfare benefits advic

A record £99 million will be invested in Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) this financial year to help thousands of households struggling to afford housing costs in Scotland. During Challenge Poverty Week, housing secretary Màiri McAllan highlighted the payments as a "lifeline" for

Projects aimed at tackling child poverty across the country will receive increased, multi-year funding thanks to a boost from the Scottish Government.   Successful applicants to the third round of the Child Poverty Practice Accelerator Fund, now worth more than £1.8 million, will receive

Families of almost 45,000 disabled children and young people are set to receive winter heating support, as Scotland’s unique benefit marks its fifth anniversary.   Child Winter Heating Payments will be issued from next week to families caring for children with the highest disability suppo