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Those who want to be ‘in the know’ with the latest information and intelligence on the homelessness sector’s response to COVID-19 can access a new chat room available from today. The resource is open to both members and non-members and will focus on homelessness and related issues,

The Social Housing Resilience Group (SHRG) was joined by housing minister Kevin Stewart last week as it continued to deal with the challenges caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Convened by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) in response to the pandemic, t

The Scottish offices of law firm Addleshaw Goddard have selected The Rock Trust as its charity partner for the next two years following a colleague vote. The Rock Trust is one of Scotland’s leading youth-specific homelessness charities for 16-25-year-olds. It believes accommodation, support, e

Ten council-owned sites across Glasgow are to be sold to housing associations to ensure the delivery of affordable homes continues post lockdown. A council paper on the land disposal was approved by councillors at a meeting via teleconference last week.

Local authorities and registered social landlords in Scotland are being urged to take advice now on how to tackle a backlog of building and maintenance works once the current ban on non-essential construction activity is eased. Public sector procurement specialist SPA is providing information to all

Everyone who provides social care will have access to appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) under new arrangements announced by health secretary Jeane Freeman.

The City of Edinburgh Council has been establishing new ways of working and adapting its planning service to support communities and businesses throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

More than one million items of lifesaving PPE have been delivered to care homes across the UK - including several in Scotland - thanks to the swift action of rapid response specialists. A total of 525,000 surgical masks, 500,000 disposable aprons, and 10,000 litres of sanitiser have been sourced and

Care home workers in Edinburgh are being offered specialist support as they deal with unusually high death rates prompted by COVID-19.

New advice to support RSL governing body members in their work during the coronavirus pandemic has been published by the Scottish Housing Regulator. Covering questions which governing body members have asked the Regulator, the advice includes what to do if a governing body is unable to meet, if memb

The High Court of England and Wales has allowed an appeal by the Home Secretary against judicial review proceedings challenging the lawfulness of provisions under the Immigration Act 2014 preventing landlords in the private sector from letting to irregular immigrants.

A Bill to limit private sector rent rises and to increase the availability of information available to tenants has been lodged by Scottish Labour’s housing spokesperson Pauline McNeill. The Fair Rents Bill, dubbed the Mary Barbour Bill after the legendary rent strike organiser, was written wit

As staff across the Kingdom Group adjust to new ways of working to ensure they deliver vital services to tenants and customers, Bill Banks highlights the great work that different teams are doing in these challenging times.

Housebuilder Persimmon has followed Taylor Wimpey in announcing plans to start reopening sites but like its rival, this will not be applicable to Scotland just yet.

Taylor Wimpey has become the first big housebuilder to announce its return to business with the majority of its construction sites in England and Wales planned to open from May 4. The firm, which announced the closure of its sites, show homes and sales centres on March 24, laid out its planning and