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As Share launches its “Dealing with grief at Christmas” webinar, Julie-Ann Cloherty, Share’s 'earning and development officer, gives her perspective on why it is so important to recognise that it may not be merry and bright for everyone every festive season

Scottish Housing Day took place last month to celebrate careers across housing by showcasing the variety of roles and routes into the sector and making the case for housing to be recognised as an important and valued career. But it also served to raise awareness of the need to replace a largely agei

What is the role of a Chair? According to several business institutes, the role of the Chair is a variation of “ensuring the board is effective in setting strategy of the organisation”. Sitting behind this rather vague and high-level ideal is many different layers or “hats”.

The Share 2023 AGM saw the appointment of Allan Scott as chair and three new members to its board. Allan is vastly experienced having served on a range of committees and is the current chair at Milnbank Housing Association.

Share, the learning and development provider for Scotland’s housing and property sector, has announced a rebrand with a new logo, and a change of address.

With Scottish Housing Day 2023 celebrating housing as a career today, SHARE has marked the day by launching a network designed to help those at the start of their housing careers. The Young Housing Professionals Network is a new and exciting project, open to anyone with less than ten years’ ex

In 2021/2022, 64,807 incidents of domestic abuse were reported in Scotland, however it is estimated that only around 20% of incidents are reported, meaning the problem is much wider than the statistics would suggest. Many housing professionals will have to deal with customers who have encountered do

Investors in People has awarded SHARE the 'We invest in people' silver accreditation. As well as meaning that the right principles are in place at the organisation, the accreditation means people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone

Objectivity is essential for Committee/Board members, as they are relied upon to bring that very perspective to discussions and decision-making process. A step removed from the operational staff-driven functions; Committee/Board members are expected to approach decisions without attachment. This is

As a sector that has always taken pride in providing modern comfortable housing, whilst helping tackle poverty and inequality, the social housing sector must also now consider how it approaches digital poverty. According to the Good Things Foundation having poor digital skills can affect health outc

The complex nature of Scotland’s land ownership along with a variety of sometimes unworkable title deeds and various legislative introductions over the past two decades has meant that more than ever organisations must ensure they have competent and knowledgeable factoring teams who can provide

SHARE is delighted to announce its next residential conference is taking place in September at the Seamill Hydro.

England’s housing secretary Michael Gove is making housing qualifications mandatory for 25,000 senior housing managers across England. That throws up some questions for Scotland… principally, should we follow Gove’s lead? Would that help us improve standards and maybe prevent thi

Being the Chair of an organisation is a responsible position and sometimes even although you have witnessed and shadowed the outgoing Chair, it is still a daunting task stepping into someone else’s shoes. It is good to explore the different roles that the Chair encompasses, and what is not in

The SHARE team have been delighted by the generosity of their delegates with the ever-popular raffle featuring as part of the SHARE Annual Conference, held this year at the Westerwood Hotel and Spa. SHARE selects a charity each year that will benefit from the event.