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Rodney Whyte: Scots law missing a trick on ‘later living’ projects
Rodney Whyte, partner and specialist in residential land development at Pinsent Masons, looks at how Scots law is holding back "later living" developments.
Published 2 August 2019
Young people graduate from ng homes’ first Youth Activate course
ng homes has worked in partnership with the University of Glasgow over the past eight years to deliver the Activate Community Development programme in North Glasgow.
Published 2 August 2019
Manchester pilots ban on short-term lets at new development
Manchester City Council has introduced a ban to prevent buyers of homes at a new development from sub-letting the properties or selling them to private landlords.
Published 2 August 2019
Fundraiser and campaign event held to help prevent Serco evictions
The 'No Evictions' movement fighting against the Serco evictions of people living in asylum accommodation has created a fundraiser GoFundMe page with the monetary aim of reaching £1,000 to aid their campaign.
Published 2 August 2019
Hazel Davies: The renaissance in urban living
After a century of flight to the suburbs, urban living has come into vogue for a variety of reasons. Queensberry Properties’ sales and marketing director, Hazel Davies, explores further.
Published 2 August 2019
George Clarke highlights 'council house scandal' in Channel 4 programme
This week Channel 4 aired a programme in which architect and television presenter George Clarke aimed to highlight the current 'British Council House Scandal'.
Published 2 August 2019
Bethany kicks off Edinburgh Fringe Festival in style
Homeless charity Bethany Christian Trust is hosting a vintage fair at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival in an attempt to provide aid to homeless people in the city.
Published 2 August 2019
Social housing professionals urged to put safety first in wasp season
Trade body the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) is flagging up safety issues surrounding wasps in social housing environments.
Published 2 August 2019
Regulator publishes report on outcome of Kincardine intervention
Serious organisational and financial failings led to Kincardine Housing Co-operative (KHC) becoming the first RSL to have its assets directly transferred to another association, the Scottish Housing Regulator has said.
Published 1 August 2019
234-home New Fountainbridge secures planning approval
A new canal side development of 234 new homes for rent above six commercial units has been granted planning permission by the City of Edinburgh Council.
Published 1 August 2019
Grampian Housing Association subsidiary delivering high satisfaction
Staff at Grampian Housing Association’s leasing subsidiary, Let’s Choose, are celebrating after receiving excellent feedback from their tenants in an independent survey.
Published 1 August 2019
Maggie Brünjes: SFHA and Homeless Network join up to Prioritise Prevention
Maggie Brünjes, who leads the Homeless Network, previews the charity’s upcoming annual conference and welcomes the SFHA as event partner.
Published 1 August 2019
SFHA updates Self-Assurance Toolkit
A new Self-Assurance Toolkit for all social housing providers and local authorities has been published by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).
Published 1 August 2019
Report: The private rented sector in the UK
With the private rented sector now the second-largest tenure in the UK, improving standards has risen up the agenda. This new report sees Professor Alex Marsh and Professor Ken Gibb explore the substantial changes in regulation in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Published 1 August 2019
Plans approved for housing redevelopment of historic Edinburgh school
Planning permission has been granted for the sensitive redevelopment of one of south Edinburgh’s best-known buildings and site of a former school for the blind.
Published 1 August 2019
