A new book “Annie’s Loo” by Raymond Young tells the tale of one Govan community’s efforts to finally get indoor toilets in their tenements in the 1970s. But it also tells of how the movement for reform helped created the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Housing
Housing Report for Scotland
The Housing Report for Scotland has been prepared jointly by: • Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers • Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland • Scottish Federation of Housing Associations • Shelter Scotland. It focuses on the performance against stated … Continue reading
Regenerating our communities – a snapshot in time
A range of successful regeneration initiatives are showcased in a new publication from CIH Scotland. The booklet features 13 of the projects entered for this year’s CIH Scotland/Scottish Government Excellence in Regeneration Award. Local authorities, housing associations and private developers … Continue reading
Time for a new social contract
Think tank, Res Publica has published a report by Julian Dobson called ‘Responsible recovery: A social contract for local growth’. He proposes a different approach for local growth which revolves around a new social contract – one that treats people … Continue reading
Housing Associations Need to Invigorate Their Social Passion
To coincide with the first anniversary of the English Localism Act, the latest report from ResPublica, Acting on Localism: The role of housing associations in driving a community agenda, warns that the localism agenda will fail unless the disconnect between … Continue reading
Preventative support services for older or disabled people
The Preventative Support Working Group, established to take forward actions from the national strategy for housing for older people, has completed its final report on: promotion of housing support services for older people and disabled people; reviewing provision of handyperson services by social landlords … Continue reading
