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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Reversal of Rent Freeze in Scottish Social Housing

The Scottish Government has announced that it will not extend the rent freeze introduced by the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (the Act) last October on social housing after March 2023. This will mean that councils and RSL’s will be able to set their own rent levels from April. Social landlord representative …

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Rent Freeze and Eviction Ban

On 6 September 2022, the Scottish Government announced a combined rent freeze and moratorium on evictions to help people through the current cost of living crisis. This is to be the centrepiece of the 2022-23 Programme for Government, which outlines emergency legislation to be introduced to put in place a rent freeze until at least …

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Increasing Supply of Homes for Rent Is the Only Way Forward

Letting professionals in the private rented sector (PRS) have been reporting worryingly low stock property levels for some time now, and the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) is concerned that the already difficult situation is only going to get worse in the months and years to come, leaving hundreds of renters high and dry. Scotland’s …

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Positive Reviews on Airbnb Lead to £100k Fine

A council tenant has been caught illegally subletting his studio flat in London on Airbnb, after his first name featured in a number of online reviews left by his satisfied guests. Toby Harman, 37, going by the name ‘Lara’ on the holiday lets platform, had been blissfully subletting his council flat in Vauxhall Bridge Road …

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Edinburgh Council to Regenerate North Sighthill

City of Edinburgh Council signed a multimillion contract with a Doncaster based community regeneration and housebuilding company, Keepmoat, to revamp North Sighthill. The £35 million regeneration project will see 316 new houses and flats built on the grounds of what once was the Edinburgh’s West landmark – Sighthill high rise blocks. The three towers were …

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