Ahead of this year’s Scottish Housing Day on September 18, CIH Scotland’s national director Callum Chomczuk explores the possibilities for creating a human rights-based approach to housing in Scotland. Scottish Housing Day is about celebrating the impact that housing makes to the lives of people and communities across the country, as well as communicating to …
Sandra Brydon of Home Group Housing explains the launch of its Aspirations Project A lot has changed in Scotland over the last 40 years when Home Group’s history began. Technology has taken us to a point where we can communicate with friends across the globe at the touch of a button and chat to countless people …
Shelter Scotland blogs on housing as a human right In December 2018, the First Minister’s Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership recommended a new Act of the Scottish Parliament on human rights. This Act could provide a legal right to adequate housing for everyone.The potential behind this recommendation is, quite frankly, huge. In 1948, when the world was …
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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 …