Private Rented Sector Homelessness

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About

This community of practice will develop your skills and knowledge to meet your statutory and regulatory duties to provide homeslessness services within the private rented sector.  This included maximising the viable options in the private rented sector for homeless or potentially homeless households.

Who is it for

This community is suitable for local authority members, as a member of this community of practice you can expect to have access to at least four events per year, a dedicated online discussion forum, data dashboards, access to guidance documents and other publications. 

Key Content

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Managing relationships with tenants, landlords and letting agents

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Establishing and delivering a social lettings agency

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Working holistically across private sector services

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Working to establish a private rented sector that meets need, in terms of affordability, condition, location and property type

Forthcoming Events

Private Rented Sector Homelessness Forum

Focussing on recently published CIH Scotland report, Improving Access to the Private Rented Sector, and Aberdeenshire Council's experience of operating a Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme.
3rd Apr 2024
Online

Latest News

Scottish Fuel Fund

04-May-23
Funds secured by HACT and Melville are now available for housing associations to access, providing vouchers to support residents with rising fuel costs.

CRER report highlights persistent inequalities and disadvantages that highten BME people’s risk of destitution

04-May-23
Despite rising homelessness in BME communities in recent years and persistent inqualities and disadvantages that heighten BME people's risk of destitution.

Publications and reports

Wheelchair Accessible Housing Targets – A review of local authority Strategic Housing Investment Plans 2024-2029 – March 2024

SHN report on LA's Wheelchair Accessible Housing Targets as set out in the most recent round of SHIPS at time of writing, 2024-2029.

Social Housing Decarbonisation Team presentation – Consultation on proposals for a Social Housing Net Zero Standard – March 2024

Presentation by the Scottish Government's Social Housing Decarbonisation Team on their recent Consultation on proposals for a Social Housing Net Zero Standard. March 2024

SHN Voids and Relets Survey Report (Local Authorities) – March 2024

Findings from a recent Voids and Relets survey carried out amongst SHN's local authority members, and further informed by a follow-up discussion session held on 30th January 2024.

Past Events

PRS Homelessness Forum

Preventing homelessness in the PRS, and understanding its role better in meeting housing need.
29th Sep 2023
Online

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