It has been just over twelve months since the Commission on Housing and Wellbeing published its landmark final report in June 2015. The report, entitled “A blueprint for Scotland’s future”...
Category: Policy
Levelling the playing field in the private rented sector
Private landlords in Scotland have seen remarkable change over the past ten years. We’ve grown in number, helping to house an ever-increasing percentage of Scotland’s population. In fact...
Right-to-Buy: a welcome obituary
Right-to-buy has been one of the highest profile housing policies of the last four decades in Scotland. It has driven a transformation in our housing system and has directly led to a major...
It’s complicated: How we could do better for people with complex needs
For many people ‘homelessness’ is just that – for a short period of time they do not have their own home. Circumstances have conspired to mean that the rent couldn’t be paid, a...
Time to ensure that life at the hard end does not get worse
Two sets of statistics released by the Scottish government this week make for worrying reading, and question whether life for those at the very hard end of poverty in Scotland is getting...