Think Small for Big Achievements

Housing is a hot topic and rightly so. Political announcements come with much fanfare and on-stage backslapping as huge sums of money and vast numbers of homes are promised. It seems that everyone has a solution and earlier this year Michael Gove, the UK’s Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities channelled his …

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Lets Talk with Daryl McIntosh from SHARE

Episode 74 hears CEO of SHARE, Daryl McIntosh explaining about the organisation SHARE; its vision and core values, as well as the range of courses, qualifications and events that they provide for housing associations. Since their recently updated company values, SHARE was awarded silver accreditation by Investors in People and Daryl says what this means …

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Challenging Year Ahead for Scottish Housing Sector

Something is afoot in the Scottish housing sector and to understand it better, a trawl through some of the endless statistics generated, could be enlightening. The backdrop of a rapidly increasing base rate, troubling inflation and food prices 18% higher than last year, paints a pretty bleak picture. Add to that recently published figures showing …

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New Leadership, Same Issues – Scottish Gov Needs to Prioritise Housing

As Humza Yousaf is voted in as the new First Minister and a cabinet reshuffle seeing Paul McLennan in a new position as Housing Minister, there are pressing issues within the entire housing and property sector that need to be prioritised as part of the Scottish Government’s new leadership agenda. The new Ministerial post for …

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The Far Reaching Impact of Working from Home

It is fair to say that life has changed for most people over the last couple of years. Personal circumstances have dictated new routines and new ways of living post Covid and this is also the same for businesses. Many organisations, large and small, across all sectors have had to adapt to new ways of …

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