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Our new report again shows that community based housing associations have not only the most responsive services, compared with other HAs and councils, but also the most efficient. Regional/national is rarely better than local: we really KNOW our tenants. gwsf.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

This is a disgrace. The ballot to decide whether PfP should take Reidvale over hasn’t taken place yet, so it’s totally inappropriate for them to be doing ANYTHING in the community at this point.

David Bookbinder This treats tenants and members with contempt. There was no need for Reidvale to close the Neighbourhood Centre in the first place. And now the firesale and dismantling of this community-controlled housing association is being presented as a fait accompli before a ballot is cast.

Don't miss our Annual Conf on Friday 1 Dec! A great line-up of speakers, along with a choice of really practical workshops, plus the chance to catch up with friends and colleagues from the movement.

We’re partnering with University of Strathclyde to produce materials to support factors in improving their ability to #retrofit properties and to help #tenement flat owners better engage with factors to improve the #energyefficiency of their homes.

FAO: Anyone who works with disabled people, older people, or members of the Armed Forces community! Housing Options Scotland have launched a new service aimed at supporting you to find housing solutions for your service users. Read more here:

Prof. Sir John Curtice predicting the future for Scottish politics at #gwsf2023 today.

Could be argued that today’s deeply depressing cuts to the housing supply prog were needed to fund the FM’s futile, wretched decision to freeze council tax. Social housing supports the poorest; freezing c/tax doesn’t - it saves UK Govt. money.

David Bookbinder The housng supply budget cut is almost identical to the cost of the council tax freeze and the CT freeze is twice the value of the additional forecast income tax receipts. We do need more borrowing and multi year investment powers for Scotland but not unnecessary constraints.

Good podcast, but wrong of Lesley to portray the members as being a different group from the tenants. 90% of the members who voted were tenants. She also overlooked that the independent tenant adviser declared its support for the transfer and so didn’t remain independent at all.

Prof. Duncan MacLennan sorting out the housing system at #housingfestival today #cihscotland

Well Ashley Campbell I think we all know who’s not been offering many actions on this! Retrofit/clean heat on a large scale won’t happen without subsidy for owners & social landlords. How else can costs often over £40k per home be afforded? Ministers’ heads still in the sand….

The view south from the fabulous new development by ⁦West of Scotland H.A⁩ at Port Dundas, featuring 90 homes for mid market rent, built to very high (Passivhaus) energy efficiency standards. Part-funded by ⁦Glasgow City Council⁩ through the SG’s affordable housing supply programme.

On top of the FM resisting calls for housing to be explicitly within a Cabinet portfolio, the ministerial portfolio that previously included responsibility for a ‘Just Transition’ to net zero now makes no mention of that - Gillian Martin is now just ‘Minister for Climate Action’.

Sad news about John - a true stalwart of the community based housing association movement.

What does the future hold for housing in Govan? Join us for a panel discussion with Kenneth Gibb, Glasgow City Council, Linthouse Hsg Assoc, University of Glasgow, David Bookbinder and local experts on sustainable regeneration, infrastructure, and community-led housing. 📅 23 October 📍 eventbrite.co.uk/e/govan-bridgi…

Don't miss out on tomorrow's event, "Govan: Bridging the gap" eventbrite.co.uk/e/govan-bridgi…

David Bookbinder: Don’t make homelessness the sole route into social housing scottishhousingnews.com/articles/david…

"We must at least be open about the practical effect of our actions so that decisions taken ‘just while there’s an emergency’ don’t come back to haunt us long into the future." gwsf.org.uk/dont-make-home…