Opinion

Kerry Brown, director at Alator Data Services, believes the new guidance from the Scottish Government on Awaab’s Law is positive on the whole, recognising the importance of treating the cause, not just the symptom. Having read the Scottish Government’s new guidance on Awaab’s Law,

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

Scottish Housing Day takes place next week, and this year’s theme, Healthy Homes, Healthy Futures, encourages the sector to consider the importance of where we live when it comes to our health and wellbeing. As this article sets out, cold, damp homes drive up rates of respiratory illness, hear

As he prepares to step down as chief executive of Grampian Housing Association this month, Craig Stirrat writes about tenure and the stigma surrounding affordable housing. With the impending establishment of More Homes Scotland is this not the time for Scottish society to rethink its relationsh

With Homes for Life's new Asset Management and Energy and Investment Strategies complete, chief executive Gill Binnie reflects on how better evidence can turn a commitment to tenants into practical investment decisions. The Scottish housing sector is not short of strategies, standards or statements

Scottish Housing Day is fast approaching, and this year's theme, Healthy Homes, Healthy Futures, poses the question – can the places we live actually shape our health? Loco Home Retrofit is trying to answer this through a new citizen science project, delivered in collaboration with the GALLANT

Gail Matheson, chief executive officer of Highland Housing Alliance, discusses the obstacles behind the delivery of mid-market rent homes in the Highlands.  Scotland is facing a housing emergency, and, in the Highlands, it is becoming a clear constraint on economic growth. More than 18,000 long

Jane Wood, chief executive at Homes for Scotland, argues that today's Programme for Government is a crucial opportunity for the Scottish Government to address the housing emergency instead of waiting for the establishment of More Home Scotland.

Tracey Howatt, chief operating officer at Bield, looks back on her four-decade career in housing and how the sector has developed.  When I started as a Bield trainee in 1986, there was much more of a local authority presence in social housing and more development and building across the sector.

Craig Stirrat, group CEO of Grampian Housing Association, looks ahead to Scottish Housing Day 2026. As householders await greater clarity from the Scottish Government on its plans for achieving net zero in homes, the immediate concern for many families is rather more pressing: the cost of energy.

Ayrshire Housing’s director of communities Alison Lamont reveals the multitude of benefits arising from the Association's Community Connect Fund. Our new Community Connect Fund is proving that spending a little money in the community goes a long way to strengthening neighbourhoods and bringing

After Glasgow revealed it has missed targets for affordable homes, Janet Haugh, CEO of Right There, highlights the advantages of using the private rented sector to provide temporary accommodation rather than guest houses and hotels. The recent news that Glasgow missed its affordable housing targets

Shelter Scotland interim director Gordon Llewellyn-MacRae writes exclusively for Scottish Housing News on how the Scottish Government’s new housing agency represents a critical turning point for over 10,000 children trapped in temporary accommodation in Scotland – but only if done r

Charles Dickens warned us that poor housing destroys health. Craig Stirrat, CEO at Grampian Housing Association, says Scotland should listen. On 16 September, Scottish Housing Day will highlight the vital connection between good housing and good physical and mental health.

Drawing on her own experience sitting with families at the point of diagnosis, Esther Wilson, Hanover Scotland's director of customer services, makes the case that the prevailing "loss narrative" around dementia only tells half the story and that stigma, poor housing design and isolation remain the