Shelter Scotland

Calls are growing for local and national authorities to intervene into the increasing use of short-term letting sites which many believe are having a negative effect on Scotland’s housing market. According to data by Murray Cox, a New York-based community activist and founder of non-commercial dat

Miss Piggy with volunteers Natalia Dobrowska and Carol Cullen A six foot tall papier mâché model of Muppets favourite Miss Piggy has become a temporary Motherwell landmark after being loaned out to mark the first birthday of a local charity shop.

The standard of accommodation and the quality of services provided for homeless people are under threat from funding cuts to Scotland’s councils, housing charity Shelter Scotland has warned after new research was published yesterday. The charity is calling on the Scottish Government and COSLA to f

Rosemary Brotchie By Rosemary Brotchie, policy and research manager for Shelter Scotland

Graeme Brown A welcome obituary for Right to Buy in Scotland, from Shelter Scotland director Graeme Brown.

The right of tenants to buy their council houses in Scotland will finally come to an end this week. The Right to Buy scheme will end at midnight on Sunday, marking the end of a two-year notice period after Scottish MPs voted to abolish it.

Attendees at a ProductForge Hackathon A gathering of computer coders, designers and housing professionals is set to create new digital solutions to some of Scotland’s most pressing housing issues.

Volunteer Iain Beaton with one of the largest prints donated to Shelter Staff and volunteers at an Inverness charity shop were left stunned after an art haul worth an estimated £2000 was gifted by a local care home.

Scotland's local authorities have been urged to be more pro-active in tackling the problem of empty homes after a new survey revealed that 75 per cent of Scots think vacant properties are a direct cause of anti-social behaviour. The YouGov survey for the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) found

Community Intern, with Shelter Scotland, Chidem Enkeshafi writes about his time with the charity examining private renting in Scotland and the common issues surrounding private renting in Scotland. Hi, my name is Chidem Enkeshafi and I’ve just started my Community Internship at Shelter Scotland G

Shelter Scotland deputy director, Alison Watson, with comedian Damian Kingsley A comedian has travelled over 600 miles without a penny to his name to raise money for charity.

By Conrad Rossouw, digital manager for Shelter Scotland Calling all coders, designers, and housing professionals! Shelter Scotland needs you to help us solve Scotland’s housing crisis. We’re getting together on the 28th of July for a weekend of brainstorming and collaboration to devise digital s

Pete Jew with his award An Edinburgh man who helped to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for homeless and badly housed people in Scotland has been named the UK’s top charity shop worker.

Emma Dore By Emma Dore, senior policy officer at Shelter Scotland

Bryan Powell By Bryan Powell, private landlord support officer at Shelter Scotland