Opinion

Bob McIntosh, the tenant farming commissioner, explores upcoming changes to the standards for agricultural housing. Scottish Ministers have clearly signalled that they would like a whole-sector approach to standards for rented housing – aligning not only the private and social rented sectors b

Foster Evans looks at the Scottish housing review post-Grenfell, and what Scotland can learn from the tragedy. On 16 June 2017, 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire. The primary cause was the spread of fire caused by external cladding, which was only installed to stop the building being an &lsq

Policy and practice manager Ashley Campbell takes a look at what we can expect, and what CIH Scotland would like to see, included in the upcoming Housing Bill.

Ahead of Homes for Scotland's Annual Lunch 2023 this week, chief executive Jane Wood discusses the need to build more homes. Everyone should have a place to call home and as I mark my first year as chief executive at Homes for Scotland, I have been pondering what ‘home’ means.

Ollie Gray, business development director at Charis, provides his response to the recent story concerning carpets being ripped out of social housing, and not replaced. A recent article stated how 1.2 million people living in social housing in the UK have no carpet or flooring in their bedrooms or li

Iain Hardie explores the impact of the UK’s Universal Credit rollout on housing insecurity, examining research findings that suggest an increase in housing problems and approaches for assistance due to the policy implementation, as well as discussing the key aspects of Universal Credit that c

There is no doubt that launching a Passivhaus equivalent for Scotland will drive up the operational efficiency of homes, but as Mike Stevenson, senior manager strategic markets at NorDan UK argues, we also can’t be passive about embodied carbon. There is no doubt that a proposed Scottish equiv

Scottish Land Commissioner Lorne MacLeod reflects on the first meeting of the newly re-established Community Land Leadership Group and its aims for the future of community land ownership in Scotland. Community land ownership has long been central to Scotland’s land reform journey. The growing

In light of the upcoming Homes for Scotland awards, architect George Buchanan explores the ways in which demand for architecture has changed in recent years and the importance of designing homes with the resident in mind. The UK has always had a fascination with homes, but in a post-Covid world, our

City of Edinburgh Council housing convenor Councillor Jane Meagher reflects on a constructive week for the Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee. Driving forward improvements to tenants’ homes is one of the most important things we need to get right as a Committee – but with high

Rhona McMillan, communications manager, at the Glasgow Alliance to End Homelessness, discusses the importance of language in talking about homelessness. The other week, I was delighted to be part of a panel hosted by the University of Glasgow’s Road to Home initiative on the role of language a

After its research found that most local authorities believe the PRS should play a bigger role in tackling homelessness, CIH Scotland is now looking to develop a PRS Charter and is to commission research into affordability. Policy and practice manager Ashley Campbell explains more. In 2021 CIH carri

Fraser Lynes explains why Cruden Homes' age-exclusive development is a new example of a low-carbon-footprint community. When it comes to finding the perfect home, everyone has their own list of essentials, whether that’s a home office, proximity to transport links, space for family get-togethe

Dr Regina C. Serpa, a lecturer in housing at the University of Stirling, on the importance of housing education.

Eddie Marley, who chairs Reidvale Housing Association's Management Committee, responds to an opinion piece published by Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations director David Bookbinder regarding Reidvale's proposed transfer to Places for People Scotland. We were disappointed