Media Release: Millions of Britons delay having children as housing shortage hits home, says charity
August 28, 2012

OVER a million people (1) in Britain say they have delayed having children because of...

Media Release: Shelter Scotland welcomes the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations’ report on the financial impact of welfare reform
August 17, 2012

IN response to a report on the financial impact of welfare reform, by the Scottish...

Media Release: Financial impact of welfare reform laid bare in new report
August 17, 2012

THE potentially significant financial losses to tenants on low incomes, living in housing association and...

Media Release: Good news as Perth & Kinross reportedly set to back end of Right to Buy
August 13, 2012

THE Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has welcomed reports that Perth & Kinross Council...

Media Release: SFHA welcomes call for ‘bold scheme on housing’
August 8, 2012

THE Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has welcomed former CBI director-general Sir Richard Lambert’s...

Media Release: New law may not prevent rise in evictions, says SFHA
August 1, 2012

Embargoed Until:  00:01hrs Wednesday August 1  2012 COMMENTING on the introduction of new laws from...

Media Release: New rules on eviction mean social tenants get same rights as homeowners – welcome news, says Shelter Scotland
August 1, 2012

SCOTLAND’S leading housing and homelessness charity has welcomed new Scottish Government legislation which aims to...

Media Release: Benefit changes impractical for vulnerable tenants, says SFHA
July 31, 2012

DRAFT regulations on benefit changes being introduced by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)...

Media Release: Scrap right-to-buy, says Shelter Scotland
July 30, 2012

SHELTER Scotland has called for the right of council tenants to buy their homes at...

Media Release: SFHA submits its response to Scottish Government’s consultation on Housing Adaptations: Options for Change and Improvement
July 27, 2012

IN its response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘Housing Adaptations: Options for Change and...

Media Release: SFHA issues call to invest in housing
July 27, 2012

RESPONDING to the news (Wednesday 18th July 2012) that a seven per cent shrinkage in...

Media Release: Over £100,000 in claims made in letting agent fees battle
July 27, 2012

A WEBSITE launched to help private sector tenants reclaim fees unlawfully charged by letting agents...

Media Release: SFHA comment – loans to kick-start housing projects
July 11, 2012

THE Scottish Government announced today (Wednesday 11th June 2012) that it will provide a £10million...

Media Release: Shettleston asbestos scare – campaigning law firm responds to concerned residents
July 4, 2012

THOMPSONS Solicitors, specialists in victims’ rights, has set up a dedicated service to help worried residents...

Media Release: Plan to remove housing Benefit from under-25s ‘unfair’ – SFHA
June 27, 2012

AN idea put forward this week by the Prime Minister to scrap Housing Benefit for...

Media Release: Progress on homelessness is welcome
June 26, 2012

COMMENTING on the latest homelessness statistics released today (Tuesday 26th June) by the Scottish Government, the...

Media Release: New-look annual public meeting a success at Irvine Bay
June 11, 2012

MORE than 200 people turned out to hear of the work being done by Irvine...

Media Release: Housing conference to discuss future of Scotland
June 1, 2012

THE debate about Scotland’s future and whether there is an opportunity to create a better...

Media Release: Housing statistics show drop in new affordable homes
May 30, 2012

THE latest housing statistics for Scotland released today (Wednesday 30th May 2012), show a fall...