Scotland’s Housing Network

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) has announced the acquisition of CD Consultancy (CDC).  This marks an exciting milestone for SHN, building on a successful decade-long partnership with CDC and ensuring the continuation of invaluable services for the Scottish social housing sector.

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) is to acquire CD Consultancy (CDC) from April 1st next year, it announced at its Annual Gathering today. SHN has enjoyed a decade-long partnership with CDC in delivering validation work and the acquisition allows the service to continue.

Community-based housing associations outperform other associations and councils in having the most responsive repairs services, the fastest relet times and the lowest arrears, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).

Scotland’s Housing Network has welcomed the news that its Housing Options Training Toolkit has been shortlisted for the ‘Working in Partnership’ category at the CIH Housing Awards 2024. The Housing Options Training Toolkit is an online training platform that has been developed by t

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) has launched the 2023/24 Development Value for Money report.

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) is to make comprehensive data on Charter Performance for 2023/24 available to its members. Through its bespoke Business Intelligence tools, Charter and EESSH data will be presented from 118 landlords, representing around 70% of Scotland&rsqu

Scotland’s Housing Network has completed modules in a new Housing Options Toolkit. Created in co-operation with the Housing hubs, the Steering Group and the Scottish Government, the modules will become live to all existing users on 28th March 2024.

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) has launched its first annual report highlighting findings from the inaugural year of its Development Value for Money (DVfM) tool. The purpose of the tool is to provide developing landlords with detailed analysis of cost, time and tenant satisfaction indicators

Scottish social housing landlords have shown improved performances in many areas though landlords continue to face many challenges across the sector, according to Scotland’s Housing Network. Scotland’s Housing Network is the largest benchmarking network for social housing landlords in Sc

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) has joined in partnership with Scotland’s local authorities to manage Scotland’s Housing Options Toolkit. As a result, SHN has appointed Leza Lafferty as learning/development officer and as the main contact for the new Housing Options Toolkit.

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) has appointed Graeme Winning, East Ayrshire Council as chair of the board. SHN is a membership organisation which supports social rented sector landlords to improve services by benchmarking cost and performance data, sharing knowledge and best practice through

Following the release of the Scottish Government, Affordable Homes Supply Programme: process and procedures 2022/02, Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) is now offering its Development Value for Money (DVfM) Tool to all developing social landlords across Scotland. The DVfM Tool was launched

Scotland’s Housing Network and the Tenants Information Service (TIS) have undertaken a consultation with social housing tenants across Scotland. This consisted of a survey and a series of focus groups in order to better understand tenant’s views and attitudes towards social housing and t

A new report on alternative models of rent control for Scotland has been launched by the Cross Party Group on Housing launched at a meeting in the Scottish Parliament yesterday. During the meeting, Professor Ken Gibb, director of the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), presented th

The power of ‘local’ has once again been strongly evidenced by the latest Charter data but wider threats to the independence of community-based housing associations still exist, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF). Produced for GWSF by Scotl