GWSF
New booklet launched to showcase community-driven place making
Four housing and community organisations have collaborated to produce a booklet showcasing six examples of community led place making.
Published 5 October 2016
Muirhouse emerges stronger from regulatory intervention
Muirhouse Housing Association has made “significant improvement” following the appointment of statutory manager and is now in a much stronger position to continue that improvement, according to a new report by the Scottish Housing Regulator.
Published 3 October 2016
ONS reclassification: Bill to ensure RSLs are deemed private bodies to be introduced
The Scottish Government has moved to provide reassurance to Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) by committing to new legislation that will ensure they can continue to borrow money privately.
Published 30 September 2016
SFHA and GWSF defend Freedom of Information position
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) have responded to claims that they are resistant to housing associations being included within Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.
Published 28 September 2016
New £10m pilot loan scheme to increase energy efficiency and repair homes
More people will be able to make their homes warm and water-tight through a new £10 million fund.
Published 21 September 2016
New housing repairs website launched to save homeowners ‘hundreds of millions’
A major new free website designed to help private flat owners carry out repairs to their shared properties has been launched by housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP at an event in Glasgow today.
Published 21 September 2016
SFHA and GWSF publish new openness and transparency guidance
New guidance has been issued to help housing associations make the right amount of information available both to tenants and other stakeholders.
Published 15 September 2016
Charter a success but leave it as it is, says GWSF
The Scottish Social Housing Charter has largely been a success story and should not be subject to major changes, the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) has said.
Published 25 August 2016
New Board for GWSF
The Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) has announced its new Board following its AGM last week.
Published 23 August 2016
GWSF launches new toolkit to help housing associations get people online
Many different options are open to housing associations which want to help local people get online.
Published 4 May 2016
GWSF publishes housing guide to 2016 manifestos
The Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) has issued guidance on the housing-related pledges in the 2016 party manifestos.
Published 29 April 2016
GWSF manifesto highlights importance of community controlled housing associations
Investing in and protecting community controlled housing associations (CCHAs) will help them continue to contribute to a wide range of Scottish Government agendas, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).
Published 8 March 2016
Court of Appeal rules ‘bedroom tax’ discriminatory
Judges in the Court of Appeal have declared the so-called bedroom tax discriminatory following legal challenges made by the family of a seriously disabled teenager and by a domestic violence victim.
Published 27 January 2016
Housing subsidies increased by up to £14,000
Subsidy levels for affordable homes for rent being delivered by councils and registered social landlords (RSLs) are to increase up to £14,000 for each new home over the next three years, the Scottish Government has announced.
Published 25 January 2016
Scottish Budget: £90m increase to affordable housing fund and tax on second homes
The Scottish Government has announced a year-year increase of £90 million to its affordable housing budget to help it achieve its target of delivering 50,000 affordable homes during the next parliament.
Published 17 December 2015
