Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at a recent Court of Session case on whether it is legal to change the locks of asylum seekers when their asylum claims are refused
Tag: Housing
The end of intentionality and local connection requirements for homeless people in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of the barriers to accessing homelessness services – priority need – was abolished in 2012. However, if a person is homeless, the local authority
Scotland’s changing housing landscape
Reading Time: 7 minutesA look at 20 years of housing in the Scottish Parliament.
Allocation of social housing in Scotland; policy and practice
Reading Time: 3 minutesImagine you can’t afford to live in your current home or you want to move away from your parents or partner. Maybe you don’t want
Short term lets in Edinburgh
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe increasing number of short term lets in Edinburgh has been a point of debate for years, with questions around regulation and the behaviour of
Short term lets: time for regulation?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The growth in short term lets, facilitated by peer to peer online platforms, such as Airbnb, has sparked debate about whether short term lets should
Buying a home: trends in home ownership and Scottish Government support
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs it is Scottish Housing Day, this blog takes a quick look at trends in home ownership and Scottish Government support to help people buy
SPICe FAQ – Repairs in Private Rented Property
Reading Time: 3 minutesSPICe receives many enquiries about repairs to private rented property. This blog post is aimed at answering some FAQs about the repairing standard. It also
Implementation of Land Reform Measures
Reading Time: 4 minutesPrior to devolution, Government policy on land reform was widely considered to be conspicuous by its absence. Therefore, the development of land reform as a
Guest Blog – The National Performance Framework
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs with all guest blogs, what follows are the views of the author, Jennifer Wallace, Head of Policy at the Carnegie UK Trust, and not those