The 2026 Scottish Election: Housing Evidence Priorities for a New Government - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence

> Read the full report here: housingevidence.ac.uk/project/the-...

There are several issues for a new government to address, such as how to reinvigorate national housing strategy with credible delivery structures and resources, empowering local authorities to deliver and reforming housing-related taxation (as seen with success in Northern Ireland).

❗ Scotland’s Housing to 2040 strategy was launched with ambitious long-term goals but by March 2026, 14 councils and the Scottish Government itself have declared a “housing emergency”.

📍 In a continuation of revisiting our 4 priority areas for housing in our manifesto, The 2026 Scottish Election: Housing Evidence Priorities for a New Government, authored by Prof @kengibb.bsky.social & Dr Gareth James, today we’re highlighting the second priority: governance & structural reform.

The 2026 Scottish Election: Housing Evidence Priorities for a New Government - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence

We highlight immediate supportive responses alongside providing medium and long-term recommendations to achieve this goal.

💡Further posts will follow in the week discussing the further three housing priorities.

> Read the full report here: housingevidence.ac.uk/project/the-...

Prof @kengibb.bsky.social and Dr Gareth James call for a reset of affordable and social supply. Providing secure, affordable, safe and warm homes has considerable human and personal impacts.

With less than three weeks to go until Scots head to the polls to vote for the next Scottish Government, we’re highlighting our four evidence-led priority areas for housing for the next government.

🏠 One of which is resetting the affordable housing supply programme.

📢 At the end of 2025, we published our manifesto, The 2026 Scottish Election: Housing Evidence Priorities for a New Government.

💡Explore big policy questions with @uofgpolicy.bsky.social in the run-up to the Scottish election on 7 May through their election webinar series!

More info on individual events and how to sign up below 👇

✍ We're offering bursaries to housing-focused PhD candidates to assist with conference attendance, T&Cs and how to apply info here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Call for submissions now open for Housing Matters: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence This conference aims to bring together housing researchers, policymakers and practitioners to consider the current state of play in housing studies, policy and practice in 2026.

📢 Call for submissions are now open (closing 5pm, Friday 5 June), submit here: housingevidence.ac.uk/call-for-sub...

Housing Matters: How did we get here and where are we going? Join us in Glasgow this September as we discuss together how housing can move forward during these turbulent times.

📝 Register via Eventbrite here (please note that our day-time activities are free, whilst the optional conference dinner on day 1 has a subsidised cost: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/housing-ma...

📍 Register now for our September conference "Housing Matters: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?"

This free, two-day conference hosted by CaCHE in Glasgow offers an opportunity for housing scholars, policymakers and practitioners to come together and discuss pressing housing questions.

Sign up now for this great session from Urban Retrofit taking place next week about the motivations of current planning students, delivered by Hannah Hickman! Sign up below 👇

Private renting in Greater Manchester: What moving home really means - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence This blog's discussion draws on an online survey of 347 private renters living across Greater Manchester in 2025.

🏠 In this blog, Nicola Guttridge (PhD researcher at @salforduni.bsky.social) explores what moving house within Greater Manchester really means for tenants in the private rented sector.

👉 Read here: housingevidence.ac.uk/private-rent...

Call for submissions now open for Housing Matters: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence This conference aims to bring together housing researchers, policymakers and practitioners to consider the current state of play in housing studies, policy and practice in 2026.

Call for submissions for our September conference "Housing Matters: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?" are open! Please submit by 5pm, Friday 5 June 2026. More information on how to submit and about the conference in general can be found here:

housingevidence.ac.uk/call-for-sub...

Who should own the value of land? Housing, power and the deep politics of land value capture - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence

We are pleased to publish a landmark report that demystifies the complex policy area of land value capture and its entanglement with the housing crisis.

You can read the report here:
housingevidence.ac.uk/project/who-...

📑 The bursary includes a contribution from CaCHE to cover travel and accommodation costs as well as a free ticket to our conference dinner where you will have the opportunity to connect with colleagues from across housing research.

Call for submissions now open for Housing Matters: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence This conference aims to bring together housing researchers, policymakers and practitioners to consider the current state of play in housing studies, policy and practice in 2026.

❗ Are you a PhD candidate with a focus on housing? Apply now for our competitive PhD bursaries for our upcoming conference "Housing Matters: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?"

👉 More information and how to apply here:
housingevidence.ac.uk/call-for-sub...

Debating a housing delivery agency in Scotland, Professor Ken Gibb. University of Glasgow, Centre for Public Policy. Photo of housing development site.

Insights from @kengibb.bsky.social @housingevidence.bsky.social (CaCHE) on the new national housing agency, More Homes Scotland💡🏠

He introduces a new CaCHE briefing on the agency based on sector-wide interviews, sharing emerging key themes.

Read:
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

🔔 We also have a small number of bursaries available on a competitive basis for PhD students to attend the conference. For full T&Cs and to apply, please see here: forms.office.com/e/U0g3RNUg8t

Housing Matters: How did we get here and where are we going? Join us in Glasgow this September as we discuss together how housing can move forward during these turbulent times.

✍ Conference registration is also now open, please register via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/housing-ma...

This conference aims to provide a platform to consider the current state of play in housing studies, policy and practice in 2026. We will reflect on developments since CaCHE began in 2017 and consider how we can forward during these turbulent times, learning from what has gone before.

Call for submissions now open for Housing Matters: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence This conference aims to bring together housing researchers, policymakers and practitioners to consider the current state of play in housing studies, policy and practice in 2026.

❗ Further information, including how to submit and the wide range of themes abstracts may address can be found here: housingevidence.ac.uk/call-for-sub...

📢 Call for submissions now open! 📢

Housing scholars, policymakers and practitioners are invited to submit short abstracts of papers (max. 250 words) for our recently announced conference “Housing Matters: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?” by 5pm, Friday 5 June 2026.

Net zero housing in the private rented sector: who pays for the transition? - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence Improving the energy efficiency of England’s housing stock is essential if the UK is to meet its net zero commitments ...

💡 Improving the energy efficiency of England's housing stock is essential if the UK is to meet its net zero commitments. The question of "who pays?" is asked by Carlos Tingley in this new blog on our website.

📖 Read here: housingevidence.ac.uk/net-zero-hou...

💡 Our manifesto, The 2026 Scottish Election: Housing Evidence Priorities for a New Government: housingevidence.ac.uk/project/the-...

📑 Our briefing paper published earlier this week, commissioned by @shelterscotland.bsky.social: housingevidence.ac.uk/project/more...

Debating a Housing Delivery Agency for Scotland - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence Then, on January 22, 2026, the First Minister announced that there would be a new national housing agency (More Homes Scotland) ...

📝 Following the January announcement, our research project evolved to be used as a vehicle for advice and commentary to support the new agency. An update on our progress and contribution to the debate so far from @kengibb.bsky.social: housingevidence.ac.uk/debating-a-h...

🏠 In this blog, Prof @kengibb.bsky.social explains how the announcement of a new national housing agency in Jan 26 came within the context of CaCHE calling for a new housing agency in our manifesto in Dec 2025 and the commissioning of a research project by @shelterscotland.bsky.social.