GWSF
Housing bodies to develop Self-Assurance Toolkit
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF), the Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO), and the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) are to work together on the development of a Self-Assurance Toolkit.
Published 24 April 2019
Glasgow to pilot changes to asylum process
Glasgow could become the first city in the UK to pilot changes to the asylum process after a multi-agency taskforce recommended a number of proposed reforms.
Published 6 March 2019
David Bookbinder: Flat broke? How private landlords are destroying our tenements
David Bookbinder tackles the thorny issue of tenement repairs and offers workable solutions which he believes could save this vital part of Scotland’s community and heritage.
Published 5 February 2019
GWSF: Future housing policy must tackle poor privately owned housing
A much more proactive approach to tackling poor privately owned housing must feature in the Scottish Government's vision for housing in the next 20 years, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).
Published 13 December 2018
Community controlled housing associations are ‘evolving to prosper’, says GWSF
Community controlled housing associations (CCHAs) are evolving and adapting to ensure they are well equipped to face future challenges and protect their independence, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).
Published 23 November 2018
Local services are the best for tenants, finds GWSF Charter report
Services for tenants provided by local community controlled housing associations have again outperformed those of other social landlords, according to a new report from the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).
Published 8 November 2018
Helping people understand rent challenges is crucial, says GWSF
At the same time as demands on rental income grow, external scrutiny of rents and rent increases is growing too, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).
Published 23 October 2018
GWSF raises alarm over community-based housing associations surrendering independence after statutory intervention
The Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) has written to Housing Minister Kevin Stewart to raise the alarm over a "recent trend" of community-based housing associations being taken over by larger regional or national associations following statutory intervention by the Scottish Housing Regulator.
Published 5 September 2018
Housing sector condemns Serco eviction plans as home secretary faces mounting pressure to intervene
The firm behind “crude and cruel” plans to change locks and evict up to 300 asylum seekers in Glasgow who have been told they have no right to stay in the UK is under increasing pressure to suspend the action.
Published 31 July 2018
Local housing associations ‘minding the gap’ as public services decline, says GWSF
Community based housing associations are increasingly stepping in to provide environmental and other services which may be replacing services previously carried out by the local authority, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).
Published 3 July 2018
Young people centre stage at GWSF regeneration conference
Rapper and best-selling author Darren McGarvey (aka Loki) is among those who will tell GWSF’s Regeneration Conference in Glasgow today about their experiences of growing up in Scotland.
Published 15 June 2018
Housing associations keen to see improvements in Glasgow’s temporary accommodation, says GWSF
There is significant scope for transforming the use of temporary accommodation for homeless people in Glasgow with local housing associations keen to play their part, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).
Published 30 May 2018
GWSF urges caution on mandatory sprinklers plan
The benefits and costs of installing sprinklers in social housing need to be weighed against the many other pressures on the rents tenants pay, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).
Published 17 April 2018
Blog: The good old days of municipal housing – thanks but no
An article painting a bleak picture of housing associations in Scotland appeared recently in Bella Caledonia and was republished on the Scottish Community Alliance website. Here the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations offers a defence of local community-controlled housing associations and co-operatives.
Published 6 April 2018
Snowfall highlights local associations’ focus on vulnerable tenants
Community-based housing associations have come to the fore to ensure vulnerable people in their community were able to cope with the impact of the heavy snowfall, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).
Published 5 March 2018
