GWSF launches support panel for associations facing difficulties
Any senior staff member or committee/board member from a community based housing association...
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Taking the heat out of the annual rent increase consultation
Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations Director David Bookbinder introduces a...
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Acquisitions can help boost new supply, says GWSF
The falling rates of social housing new build approvals and starts should mean a greater emphasis...
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Impending loss of iconic community owned housing association ‘unnecessary and deeply regrettable’, says GWSF
Reidvale Housing Association’s decision to seek a larger association to take it over is a matter...
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GWSF urges First Minister to avoid long-term rent controls for social housing
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to ensure that whatever legal mechanism is used to...
Read MoreGWSF comment on First Minister’s rent freeze announcement, 6/9/23
GWSF comment on First Minister’s rent freeze announcement, 6/9/23 Commenting on the FM’s announcement, GWSF Director David Bookbinder said: ‘Housing association rents aren’t scheduled to rise before April 2023, and so the...
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Talk of a unified rental sector is pie in the sky
Outlining the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations’ response to the Scottish...
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Equalities – collecting a lot of data or getting services right?
David Bookbinder, Director of Glasgow and West of Scotland Housing Forum, argues that the...
Read MoreCommunity based housing associations still ‘keeping it local’ on governing bodies, says GWSF
More than three-quarters of those on the governing bodies of community based housing associations are local people, according to a survey by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations. The Forum says this is...
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Social housing rents – the nightmarish task of squaring the circle
As social landlords gear up to calculate rent proposals for the year ahead, Glasgow and West of...
Read MoreMarket volatility and supply shortages delaying development, says GWSF
The combined impacts of Brexit and Covid, and a general overheating of the market, are leading to materials shortages and consequent delays in progressing developments, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of...
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GWSF Regeneration Conference highlights why local housing associations remain at heart of place-making
Practical applications of place-making were in the spotlight as GWSF hosted a zoom version of its...
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