A New Deal for Tenants: Draft Rented Sector Strategy Consultation.
With the 2020/21 rent setting cycle now in progress, SFHA would like to remind members we produce detailed guidance and, in partnership with HouseMark Scotland, provide an affordability analysis tool to help social landlords analyse the affordability of rents.
Countdown to Letting Agent Registration - SG amends form
Since SFHA's last blog update, there has been another meeting of the SHR's Working Group and a meeting of the SFHA Regulation Sounding Board. At both of these meetings, an update was provided by the SHR about the content of the forthcoming formal consultation.
The Social Research Association (SRA) Scotland aims to provide a networking function for people engaged in social research across a wide range of organisations.
Following work by an expert panel, at which SFHA represented members, the Scottish Government announced increased investment levels for new social housing.
Osprey worked collaboratively with Moray Council to allocate the properties through a local letting initiative to create and promote a balanced community.
Phase 2 of the regeneration has delivered a further 61 homes.
The strategy sets out how the regulator will support the social housing sector to recover from the pandemic and explains how its work will help empower tenants and others.
Sgeir Ghlais has 10 homes, with six for social rent and four being shared equity homes.
The Kingdom Co-Housing Community for ‘Over 55s’ at Earlsgate offers age-exclusive living and brings a social dimension for residents.
The project is the second phase of the neighbouring development bringing the total number of homes in Bonnybank owned and managed by Kingdom to 25.
SFHA and HouseMark joined forces two years ago to produce the new, improved, interactive rent setting tool for members. The tool calculates five affordability measures for a proposed rent. It also allows users to see how the rent and affordability measures compare to other local social landlords. It has proven incredibly popular with members, having been used by over 80% of our membership so far.
The project is scheduled to complete in June 2023 with properties being allocated from the Fife Housing Register.
