USSP and Urban Retrofit seminar: “Planners are society’s humanisers” This seminar will discuss the first large-scale survey of planning students in RTPI‑accredited schools in the UK and Ireland.

📍Sign up now for our free upcoming seminar with Hannah Hickman "Planners are society's humanisers": The expectations and motivations of 21st century planning students, taking place in-person 23 Apr 26 3:30-5pm at @glasgow.ac.uk

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Social housing starts in Scotland hit record-low Scottish government's latest housing statistics show 'worrying' decline in private and social housebuilding in 2025

“Social housing starts in Scotland hit record-low”

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For the first time, last week, someone on the bus offered me their seat. Quite a shock.

Average age of first time buyer climbs to 34 A new report looks at how conditions have changed for first time buyers since the 1990s.

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Professor Kenneth Gibb: Debating a housing delivery agency for Scotland Professor Kenneth Gibb explains how the announcement of a new national housing agency came within the context of the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) calling for a new housing agen...

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Scottish Government commits up to £9m in additional Discretionary Housing Payments Housing secretary Màiri McAllan has called on the UK Government to reverse the freeze on vital housing support and lift tens of thousands of children out of poverty across the UK. Local Housing...

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UK housing costs rise 41% over five years for renters and owners, study shows Borrowers coming off fixed deals hit hard as Savills says big spike in interest payments made up half the overall rise

www.theguardian.com/money/2026/m...

Remains of Roman fortlet found under house gardens in Bearsden Archaeologists believe the small fortification was part of the defences on the 2,000-year-old Antonine Wall.

Remains of Roman fortlet found under house gardens in Bearsden www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Swinney pledges £10,000 deposit to support first-time buyers The first minister said he would create a £100m First Homes Fund if the SNP are re-elected at the Holyrood election.

A few questions of detail to bottom out.

Swinney pledges £10,000 deposit to support first-time buyers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Man's blue skin A&E panic was just bed sheet dye Tommy Lynch rushed to hospital when he woke with blue skin but it turned out to be from his sheets.

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More Homes Scotland: Debating a New Housing Agency - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence This briefing paper summarises an initial round of interviews with the housing sector, including input from government in light of More Homes Scotland.

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Glasgow Central Station still shut but seems to have avoided major damage from Union Corner building fire A huge fire destroyed a neighbouring building but Network Rail staff believe the station has not been seriously damaged.

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The need to re-focus on housing conditions: Introducing the Housing Stewardship Framework - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence Housing quality matters. There are well-established links between the condition of homes and levels of educational attainment, health outcomes, social mobility, and economic growth (Boyd et al., 2025;...

📝Dr Andrew Robert Watson @housingopinion.bsky.social proposes the development of a Housing Stewardship Framework for understanding and improving how housing quality is produced and sustained across the system.

📍Read more in this new blog on the CaCHE website: housingevidence.ac.uk/the-need-to-...

Build Up Not Trickle Down Need-Led Housing - Shelter England The government must adopt a need-led development model that delivers genuinely affordable social homes so everyone has a safe, affordable and secure place home.

🚨New report out today.🚨

If we want fewer families facing homelessness, we need to be honest about what works... and what doesn’t.

Our new report looks at the evidence behind housing policy and why social housing is key to ending the housing emergency. 🗝️

Read the full report: shltr.org.uk/ifWuB

OH NO DISASTER WHAT A BAD IDEA

A-LEAGUE Goalie heads it into his own goal from outside the box.

The Guardian view on Scotland’s housing crisis: supply has failed to keep pace with need Legal entitlements mean little when affordable homes are scarce and more are not being built fast enough. Vienna offers a better model

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Cold and expensive v hot, cheap and eco-friendly: the contrasting histories of home heating in the UK and Sweden Two professors of energy studies – one British, the other Swedish – explore the very different histories of home heating in their countries.

Cold and expensive v hot, cheap and eco-friendly: the contrasting histories of home heating in the UK and Sweden
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Rent controls are coming to the UK - but they're not a guaranteed win for tenants Rent controls are coming to the UK - but they're not a guaranteed win for tenants

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Glasgow's tree of the year competing to be named best in Europe The acclaimed Argyle Street Ash is up against 12 trees from across the continent in the competition.

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Prof Ken Gibb features in SGSSS podcast 'When Disciplines Meet' - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence Prof Ken Gibb recently featured in the new Scottish Graduate School of Social Science five-part podcast series 'When Disciplines Meet'

CaCHE Director Prof @kengibb.bsky.social recently featured in the new @sgsss.bsky.social podcast 'When Disciplines Meet', hosted by Laura Anderson. Listen here: housingevidence.ac.uk/prof-ken-gib...

Mid-market and build-to-rent properties to be exempt from rent controls Regulations have been laid in the Scottish Parliament to exempt mid-market and build-to-rent properties from rent control proposals. The regulations follow a commitment made during scrutiny of the Hou...

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Announcing the new Housing Land Agency – More Homes Scotland - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence Kenneth Gibb January 26, 2026 Last Thursday the Scottish Government announced their intention to act on the recommendation made by the Housing Investment taskforce to create and run a new national age...

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UK households to get £15bn for solar and green tech to lower energy bills The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.

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Twenty-two councils in England ask for election delays A third of eligible authorities say they want to postpone local polls scheduled for May.

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The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:

* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc

AND

* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero

I kid you not, it is that stupid

Motherwell - BBC Sport The home of Motherwell on BBC Sport online. Includes the latest news stories, results, fixtures, video and audio.

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Motherwell boss Askou named manager of month Motherwell boss Askou named manager of month

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Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78 Rhythm guitarist helped guide the legendary jam band through decades of change and success

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Scottish Parliament backs new tax on housebuilding MSPs have voted in favour of the general principles of a bill that aims to raise money to repair unsafe cladding.

Scottish Parliament backs new tax on housebuilding www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Martin Chivers: Former Spurs and England forward dies aged 80 Former Tottenham and England forward Martin Chivers dies at the age of 80.

Ex-Tottenham and England forward Chivers dies aged 80 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...