29 Nov, 2022 New freedoms for people experiencing homelessness By Collette Miller New legislation, as of today (29 November), will enable people experiencing homelessness in Scotland to choose where they “settle” in...
08 Nov, 2022 Interim guidance for social landlords during the review of the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing post 2020 (EESSH2) By Lauren Grant The Scottish Government has released its interim guidance on what measures should be taken by social landlords during the review of...
05 Oct, 2022 Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill: What does it mean for landlords? By Collette Miller The much-anticipated rent freeze and eviction ban legislation, announced by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 September 2022 in response to the cost...
09 Feb, 2022 Pulling Back the Curtain on Title Conditions By Andrew Upton The High Court in England has ordered the owner of a flat to pay costs associated with failed property sales after a dispute about...
09 Nov, 2021 Net Zero – Can the housing sector beat Scotland’s target or more hot air? By Michael Conroy Scotland has set an ambitious target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. However this week leading individuals have...
08 Nov, 2021 Beyond COP26- Accelerating the pace of decarbonising Scottish homes and buildings By Paul Manolache Scottish Renewables ("SR"), the industry body representing 265 organisations which provide the equivalent of 97.4% of the electricity...
01 Nov, 2021 SHR and OSCR update Memorandum of Understanding By Paul Manolache The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) have published an updated Memorandum of...
11 Oct, 2021 Sustainability Reporting Standard updated to incorporate changes proposed by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations By Paul Manolache The Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS) was launched in November 2020 by the ESG Social Housing Working Group – a...
05 Oct, 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance - what does it mean for Social Landlords? By Lauren Grant Lenders are increasingly having regard to a set of ESG standards with environmental considerations in respect of the...
05 Oct, 2021 Housing Infrastructure Fund By Lauren Grant Challenge Poverty Week - a fitting time for the Scottish Government to announce the launch of a £50 million Housing Infrastructure Fund...