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The Scottish Government has published new guidance published on chief planning officers to assist local authorities meet their new requirements.

Updated guidance for private tenants and landlords is now available on the Scottish Government website.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published an engagement plan for every social landlord and a summary of the outcomes of its annual regulatory risk assessment.

The next article in our series with Under One Roof provides advice and information on the repairing standard for landlords of tenement flats.

The Scottish Government published a Scottish Discretionary Housing Payment Guidance Manual on 27th March 2024.

The latest report on the financial heath of the RSL sector from the Scottish Housing Regulator highlights the level of economic volatility and uncertainty facing RSLs and their tenants.

On 10 January 2023 the Scottish Government announced plans to introduce new minimum environmental design standards for all new build housing to meet a Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard.

Data collection arrangements for the reporting year 2023/24. Published March 2024.

The network has updated the EVCP Recommended Practice guide to include more information and around communal charging points and the impact to tenants on their future charging costs.

The Housing Options Toolkit launch has received almost three hundred bookings for events across Scotland.

The Scottish Government has now published an analysis of the additional comments made in addition to the recent closed question survey.

This Scottish Government commissioned report is based on in depth interviews with around 24 social housing tenants.

Glasgow City Council is currently advertising for the following 5 positions in the Housing Strategy Group.

ARC validation services available to SHN members for 2024.

The network is carrying out our annual review of our Annual and Quarterly Network Indicators

The network is currently collecting data for Q3 of 2023/24

In co-operation with the Housing hubs, the Steering Group and Scottish Government Scotlands Housing Network are delighted to inform you that the Housing Options Toolkit modules are now complete!

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published its new Regultory Framework and statutory guidance for social landlords.

The Housing Support Enabling Unit is inviting you to join them to discuss outcomes in housing support.

Scotland’s Housing Network is pleased to today launch our Housing Revenue Account (HRA) report generator, to help local authorities benchmark various elements of their HRA returns against their peers.

The 13th annual Scottish Empty Homes Conference will take place in Glasgow on Thursday 29 February. The in-person only event will be held in The Studio on Hope Street near the city centre.

Under One Roof are continuing to host webinars with local authorities on the Repairing Standard for landlords.

The Scottish Government published the BRIA on the 5th February 2024 to support the transition away from the rent cap.

CIH Scotland has published a policy paper "Scottish Housing 2024: What the sector wants".