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Coronavirus forcing property owners to shift from short to long term letting
Property owners are shifting from short to long term letting as coronavirus hits holiday lets, according to DJ Alexander.
Published 27 March 2020
Video: Clydebank claps for the NHS
Scottish Housing News reader and Dalmuir Park Housing Association vice chair Craig Edward shares this video showing the people of Clydebank showing appreciation for our precious NHS & care workers.
Published 27 March 2020
Jessica Husbands: Coronavirus - how do you stay at home if you don't have one?
Jessica Husbands from Shelter Scotland discusses the issue of homelessness in the UK during the current COVID-19 lockdown.
Published 27 March 2020
More than a million Scots struggling with poverty before coronavirus outbreak
New poverty statistics have revealed that around one in five Scots were living in poverty before the COVID-19 outbreak hit.
Published 27 March 2020
Edinburgh to distribute emergency food parcels for vulnerable families
The City of Edinburgh Council will be delivering 2,000 emergency food parcels to vulnerable families across the city today.
Published 27 March 2020
David Bookbinder: No rent holidays, but landlords will take a hit anyway
Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) director David Bookbinder argues that the conversation should be moved away from rent holidays and focussed instead on the loss of income members facing housing associations and co-operatives.
Published 26 March 2020
Emergency hotel accommodation secured for all rough sleepers in Glasgow
Glasgow City Council has reached a deal to provide hotel accommodation for all of the city’s rough sleepers amid the coronavirus crisis.
Published 26 March 2020
Shelter Scotland appoints Alison Watson as new director
Shelter Scotland has appointed its current deputy director Alison Watson as director.
Published 26 March 2020
East Lothian Housing Association and R3 to extend opening hours
As a result of the coronavirus crisis, East Lothian Housing Association (ELHA) and its in-house maintenance contractor R3 have both extended their opening hours.
Published 26 March 2020
Disparity of advice causing ‘two-tier’ construction system in Scotland
The Scottish Government has issued more guidance on what construction work is considered to be ‘critical’ at the moment but a leading trade body has warned of a two-tiered system due to a disparity of advice across the UK.
Published 26 March 2020
Charities issue plea to prevent COVID-19 evictions from UK asylum accommodation
A coalition of charities has called on Mears, Serco and the Home Office requesting an end to evictions from asylum accommodation during the COVID-19 crisis.
Published 26 March 2020
Kelly Fraser: Coronavirus and general meetings – what do RSLs need to know?
Kelly Fraser provides advice for Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) wondering how to deal with governance issues, including the requirements to convene meetings, during the current coronavirus pandemic.
Published 26 March 2020
SFHA releases second COVID-19 briefing
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has published the second in its series briefings to help housing associations and co-operatives through the coronavirus crisis.
Published 26 March 2020
CaCHE briefing: What’s going on in Scottish local authority housing finance?
The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has published a new briefing paper which assesses the implications of the long term trends identified in recent government statistics on Scottish local authority housing revenue account data.
Published 26 March 2020
Penny Norton: No consultation lockdown
Given the current working conditions at housing associations across Scotland, Penny Norton reveals how online consultation can replace meetings usually carried out in person.
Published 26 March 2020
