Insight

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

If we put digital technology to work, we can perhaps look after our houses and our tenants much better. Jimmy Black reflects on a conversation with Bield about their pioneering work in technology-enabled care. Social housing is waking up to the world of tech. With sensors, we can monitor the humidit

In response to this week's Programme for Government, Gillian Campbell from the Existing Homes Alliance calls for the Scottish Government to develop a package of financial and fiscal measures to accompany the new Heat in Buildings Bill. This week’s Programme for Government included a welcome co

Ahead of Scottish Housing Day on September 13, Home in Scotland director Audrey Simpson shares her journey into a career in housing and explains why it’s an exciting sector for both school leavers and those working in other sectors. Career Path

Scottish Housing Regulator board member Marieke Dwarshuis shares the deatils from the latest meeting of its urban landlord group. We meet regularly with three standing groups of senior people from Registered Social Landlords to discuss important and topical issues in social housing in Scotland. Take

Kieran Sexton, commercial director at AS Homes (Scotland) and Briar Homes Ltd, highlights the importance of embracing work experience in the construction sector. Scottish Housing Day takes place next week, with the theme of "celebrating housing as a career". I have been commercial director at Scotti

In the lead-up to Scottish Housing Day on Wednesday, September 13, Link Group’s community investment officer Lyndsey Murphy shares how growing up in social housing improved her and her parents’ lives. From growing up in social housing to working for a social landlord

In the lead-up to Scottish Housing Day on Wednesday, September 13, Link Group's Jayne Butler explains the skills you need to be a housing officer. What does a housing officer do?

In the lead-up to Scottish Housing Day on Wednesday, September 13, Larkfield’s maintenance assistant Rebecca Turner shares why her job motivates her and what attracted her to the housing sector. What motivates you about your job?

In the lead-up to Scottish Housing Day 2023, procurement officer Neve Beaton shares how her career path took her to Wheatley Group and how she is making a difference.

In the lead-up to Scottish Housing Day 2023, Wheatley Group’s Alan Glasgow shares how his career in housing has taken him from a youth trainee at 16 to his latest role as managing director for Wheatley Homes South. From an early age, I knew housing was for me.

As the General Register of Sasines approaches the end of its 400-year reign, big decisions lie ahead for property and land owners, writes Amanda Cameron. Scotland’s General Register of Sasines is the oldest national land register of property interests in the world, having been established

Do passive houses really need to cost more than "normal" ones? And can they still get damp? Jimmy Black explores some themes after a conversation with Angela Currie and Janice McDonald of Hanover Scotland. Decisions, decisions. Take a popular housing scheme in a settled community in one of the lovel