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More is being asked of housing associations, co-operatives and local authorities when it comes to complying with the Scottish Housing Regulator’s (SHR) regulatory requirements. The latest is self-assurance – organisations assuring the SHR they comply with those requirements.

For many years SHARE has recognised a need to deliver basic technical training for non-technical staff. Understanding Buildings & Managing Repairs (UMBR) is a five day course aimed at staff who are required to deal with technical issues as part of their day to day duties, but who may only have l

Carla Tartaglia, Management Committee Member of Milnbank Housing Association, was presented with Committee Learner of the Year Award for 2019 at SHARE’s recent Annual General Meeting.

The Regulatory Framework now requires governing body meeting minutes to be publicly available as well as published online. This offers the perfect opportunity to have a look at your minute taking process and ensure that everything is presented in an appropriate and user friendly way. 

SHARE is passionate about supporting the future of the social housing sector, not only training new staff through modern apprentice schemes, but also supporting current housing staff to fulfil their potential and progress up the career ladder.

SHARE is passionate about supporting the future of the social housing sector, not only training new staff through modern apprentice schemes, but also supporting current housing staff to fulfil their potential and progress up the career ladder.

Budgeting is an important part of many roles and it can sometimes be a difficult one.  SHARE’s course Understanding budgets and gaining a qualification will help you develop your knowledge and understanding of costs and budgets in your housing association/co-operative. The course is speci

In recent months, Rapid Re-housing and Housing First have gained momentum as the movements that will bring about change as Scotland struggles with a homelessness crisis. A move to these programmes will undoubtedly require significant changes and substantial resources from an association/co-operative

This event is brought to you by Eydent, the alliance of Ayrshire housing associations – Shire Housing Association, Ayrshire Housing Association, ANCHO and Atrium Homes.

Housing teams often have to build and maintain partnerships with a variety of people and organisations such as social work; homeless casework teams; local authority environmental teams and community policing teams. 

SHARE has just launched their July to September learning and development brochures.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has underlined the importance of RSL boards ensuring that the information they use to make decisions and oversee performance is accurate before they submit it to the Regulator. Michael Cameron, the Regulator’s chief executive, was speaking to chairs of RSLs at SH

In the past year, the sector has seen some organisations struggle to fill Senior Officer Posts and having to have two rounds of recruitment in some cases. Ongoing succession planning is key to the smooth operation of any organisation and an important feature of the SHR Regulatory Framework Review.

SHARE has hailed the success of its 2019 annual conference which was held at Peebles Hydro on March 1-3. Developed in conjunction with past delegates, the ‘Communities not commodities’ event saw delegates have the choice of workshops covering a range of topics.

SHARE’s annual conference is only weeks away and the programme is looking great. In addition to all those work-related workshops, delegates can also relax and have a bit of fun while taking part in team building exercises and networking with colleagues. How about archery, gin tasting and a bre