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Scottish politicians called to address urgent housing crisis

A social housing campaigner is urging Scottish politicians and sector leaders to address the housing crisis urgently.

Share welcomes new chair and three new board members

The Share 2023 AGM saw the appointment of Allan Scott as chair and three new members to its board. Allan is vastly experienced having served on a range of committees and is the current chair at Milnbank Housing Association.

New branding and new location for Share

Share, the learning and development provider for Scotland’s housing and property sector, has announced a rebrand with a new logo, and a change of address.

Back to school - should housing qualifications be mandatory in Scotland?

England’s housing secretary Michael Gove is making housing qualifications mandatory for 25,000 senior housing managers across England. That throws up some questions for Scotland… principally, should we follow Gove’s lead? Would that help us improve standards and maybe prevent thi

Awaab Tragedy - Damp awareness course for agents

Following the recent inquest into the tragic death of two-year old Awaab Ishak in Rochdale, agents are being offered free awareness training on the effects of damp and mould issues in properties.

Scottish gov't publishes rent control and eviction restriction plans

The Scottish government has published plans involving restricting evictions during winter and developing a national system of rent controls.

Letting agents warn NI government over new renting restrictions

Propertymark says renting measures must be fair to letting agents as ministers discuss changes to tenancies, rent rises and deposits.

Propertymark issues warnings over the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill