Shelter Scotland News

What song reminds you of home?

21 July 2008

Join our Hometime Scotland campaign and tell us what song reminds you of home.

Can you help us create an archive?

18 July 2008

Shelter is building an archive of our work since we started in 1966 (and of the work done while Shelter was being planned). Do you have relevant printed materials, photographs, recordings or a first hand account you could contribute?

Call for more affordable rented housing

23 June 2008

Public investment in affordable rented housing is needed more than ever as the credit crunch bites in Scotland.

Campaign of the Year award for Shelter Scotland

20 June 2008

Shelter Scotland's campaign calling for 30,000 homes to be built by 2012 has won an award at a recent national charity event.

Six million depressed about housing

19 June 2008

Six million families are suffering stress or depression due to today's sky-high housing costs, a new report shows.

Shelter Scotland conference examines the housing bubble

23 May 2008

The state of Scotland’s housing market and its future was the focus of Shelter Scotland’s Housing Bubble conference on May 22.

Expert help on your doorstep

22 May 2008

TV presenter and property expert Melissa Porter has launched this year's Architect in the House. The scheme gives you the chance to get expert home improvement advice in exchange for a donation to Shelter.

Four years and counting!

8 May 2008

Scotland's internationally-acclaimed programme on homelessness is moving towards its final stage. Book your place at our annual conference charting progress towards 2012.

Peel's legacy lives on

29 April 2008

The John Peel Field will be supporting Shelter at this year's Glastonbury festival. The field, which promotes new music, will help raise awareness of our work.

First-time buyers 'locked out'

18 April 2008

House prices for first-time buyers across Scotland have risen a staggering 180 per cent in a decade, the annual ROOF Affordability Index revealed.