Fife-based Campion Homes explains the important role of new-build developers in helping young people on the path towards home ownership – and how it can support their careers in the construction industry. As 2018 is the Year of Young People in Scotland, it is fitting that young people are the focus of this year’s Scottish …
Two 16-year-olds, Nioni Robertson (above right) and Amy-Leigh Sorrie (above left), spent time at the Scottish Government under the Career Ready scheme. As part of this, they visited Shelter Scotland, as well as Wheatley and Hillcrest housing associations to research and write the following housing guide for young people like themselves. Life can be hard …
This is the third year now that all housing organisations in Scotland have been encouraged to share with the public the purpose and value of the work we do and celebrate this on Scottish Housing Day. This year the overall theme is promoting “Housing at the Heart” of peoples’ lives. I believe that a safe, …
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At McCarthy & Stone, we believe that a home is much, much more than just bricks and mortar. That’s why we’re committed to delivering quality housing for the over 55s which is exclusively designed to suit their needs. To celebrate Scottish Housing Day, we want to share our story and demonstrate how we serve the …
Mike Wilson, of Homes and Streets explains his hopes for the futures of housing in Scotland. My housing story is about neighbourliness. To that end, I have joined a co-housing group in Edinburgh, drawn together by the potential of neighbours being committed to each other (perhaps even cooking – at least occasionally – together) and …
CIH Scotland’s deputy director Callum Chomczuk examines how the aspiration of young people and people on lower incomes to have their own home is being failed by the capital’s broken housing market. Home ownership is increasingly out of reach, with young people expected to save large deposits in order to access mortgage finance. The average …
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83% of Scots are satisfied with their current housing situation while 16% are not, according to an exclusive new opinion poll commissioned to coincide with Scottish Housing Day. The poll also found that three quarters of Scots aspire to own their own home and that young adults face the biggest gap between their current housing …
Home means different things to different people and that’s something that Scottish Housing Day rightly celebrates. But it should mean one thing to all of us: the security that we have somewhere we can afford to call home. Too many people, stung by the UK Government’s damaging welfare reforms, have lacked this security and over …
As Housing Minister I have seen first-hand the difference the right home in the right place can make to an individual, a couple or a family. Last month I opened a housing association development in Lanarkshire. A family from the development whose child has autism told me their new home and its garden had made …
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[dropcaps round=”no”]H[/dropcaps]ow many housing providers understand how developments in digital technology can support their tenants? How many housing providers understand the impact that the Scottish Government ‘Technology Enabled Care’ (TEC) programme could have on the housing sector? How many housing providers have digital inclusion and TEC in the wider strategic plans of the organisation, with …