Kieran Findlay

Homes for Scotland has called on housing minister Paul McLennan to concentrate on the policy areas within the control of the Scottish Government instead of pointing to external factors as the root causes of the housing emergency. The trade body was responding to yesterday's Ministerial Statement on

Scottish Housing News extends its thanks to all speakers and delegates who made the Housing & Social Care Accessibility Summit 2024 such a success. A packed and engaged audience heard from a number of insightful speakers across the day with early feedback singling out the tone, topics and venue

A Scottish Parliament review into the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) is now underway after a committee launched a call for views on the organisation.

A chain of failures across government, organisations and the private sector led through "incompetence", "dishonesty" and "greed” all contributed to Grenfell Tower becoming a death trap and resulted in an "unedifying 'merry-go-round of buck-passing'", the final report from the Grenfell Tower In

Housing bodies have welcomed the 2024-25 Programme for Government (PfG) for acknowledging the reality of the country’s housing emergency but the Scottish Government has been criticised for failing to make up for delays to funding for new homes. Outlining his first PfG as first minister, John S

Staff at Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) have secured a 5.5% increase to their basic pay following negotiations with unions.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has updated Clydebank Housing Association’s regulatory status to ‘Compliant’ following the outcome of an independent review. The watchdog began engaging with Clydebank about its governance in January 2024 when it sought to clarify

The Scottish Government risks presiding over a collapse in housebuilding and needs to take urgent action to tackle the housing emergency, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said in response to "dire" new statistics which show the number of homes completed by housing

Housing minister Paul McLennan has told Scottish Housing News that he intends to share details on an action plan to tackle Scotland's housing emergency next week. Speaking to Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black for the Scottish Housing News Podcast, the minister said the statement had to wait until a Hou

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has issued a new list of deadlines for Reidvale Housing Association as the two organisations continue to work towards the landlord returning to full compliance with the regulatory standards of governance and financial management.

The Scottish Government has been urged to "back words with action" and reverse the "hammer-blow" £196 million affordable housebuilding cut after it declared that Scotland was in the midst of a housing emergency. Cabinet secretary for social justice Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP revealed yesterda

The Scottish Government is set to declare a national housing emergency later today. Social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville will use a Holyrood debate this afternoon on Scottish Labour’s motion on the housing crisis to make the announcement.

Paul McLennan has retained his post as housing minister after John Swinney announced a new Scottish cabinet and ministerial team but the new First Minister has resisted calls to make housing a cabinet-level post. Shelter Scotland was among the organisations to urge Mr Swinney to give housing a

The Scottish Housing Regulator has given ng homes a 'non-compliant' regulatory status as the landlord conducts investigations into lift safety inspections. The Regulator has been engaging with ng homes since October about serious failings in its handling of lift safety inspections. Later i

Housing and property organisations are bracing themselves for policy changes after the Scottish Government’s formal co-operation agreement with the Scottish Green Party was brought to an end yesterday. First Minister Humza Yousaf formally informed Scottish Greens co-leaders Patrick Harvie and