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📢Call to Action for Housing Leaders.

Zero Waste Scotland will host some workshops on the Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund to inform prospective applicants of available grant fundings for heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects.

Changes in building standards coming into effect from April 2024 will prohibit the use of fossil fuel based heating systems in new homes.

The network has launched a survey of private landlords across Scotland.

Scotland's Housing Network is currently undertaking a survey of housing committees/boards to understand their composition, effectiveness and their training and support needs.

The next article in our series with Under One Roof provides advice and information on repairs to traditional tenement buildings.

Under One Roof is looking for an Education and Training Officer (Maternity Cover) to join their team and become one of Scotland's few experts on tenement maintenance and repair management.

The Scottish Government and COSLA have published a refreshed strategy for ending violence against women and girls.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has shared its early analysis of social landlords’ responses to its survey on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in social housing.

The latest analysis of advice requests from CAS provides a number of useful insights into the advice needs of those at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis.

The Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2023 presents statistics on average private sector rent levels in Scotland by Broad Rental Market Area and size of property.

The Social Housing Net Zero Standard Consultation was publisehd on the 28 November 2023, and closes on 8 March 2024.

The latest HRA statistics for the year 2022-23 have been published.

The Scottish Government has published the latest “Prevent 1” statistics on homeless prevention activities and outcomes in Scotland in the period from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.

The next article in our series with Under One Roof provides advice and information on building insurance.

The Scottish Government has released its Short Term Lets Licensing Statistics for Scotland to 30 June 2023.

The independent Green Heat Finance Taskforce, has published part one of its report.

We are now collating SHN Development Value for Money Tool (DVfM) returns for new build development projects completed during Q2 of 2023/24, with a deadline of Friday 22nd December for submissions.

Figures published by the Scottish Government under Freedom of information rules appear to show a reduction in the number of private rented properties of almost 100,000 in just three years.

The Court of Session found in favour of the Scottish Government on private rented sector rent controls.

The retrofit challenge is looking to provide support and funding to a small number of social housing providers to identify and evaluate solutions from the supply chain that reduce the cost of retrofit

An update on the progress of the Housing Options Toolkit.

Scotland's Housing Network held their annual gathering and AGM on the 2nd November 2023 at the Studio in Glasgow.

Scotland's Housing Network Private Sector Housing Officer Jim Hayton is to retire from the network at the end of 2023.