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We’ll be at CIH Scotland’s Housing Festival on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th March!
If you’re attending, please drop by the Exhibition Hall and say hello!
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We would like to say a huge thank you to our members for their contributions to our recent fundraiser for our president Elly Hoult's chosen charity @barnardos.org.uk at Scotland's #HousingFestival.
Over £900 was raised from our raffle which will help children and young people across the UK.
It was great to have you at our #HousingFestival @maggiechapman.bsky.social and thanks again for your contribution.
Green graphic shows a picture of Maggie holding a "Buy Social Pledge" next to a Social Enterprise Scotland banner. The words next to her read: Last week, I: Discussed energy infrastructure & how to get real community benefit with rural communities; Spoke at Scotland’s Housing Festival about the Scottish Greens’ approach to tackle homelessness; Called for a public health approach to address the drugs harms & deaths crisis in Scotland; Celebrated Iftar with members & friends of the Dundee Nablus Twinning Association" There is a Scottish Green Party logo at the bottom of the graphic.
It feels like spring is here!
Last week I was privileged to share Iftar with @dundee-nablus.bsky.social & speak at the Scottish Model United Nations Conference.
Pleased too to discuss #CommunityBenefit for rural communities hosting energy infrastructure & discuss homelessness at the #HousingFestival
It was great to have you along to our #HousingFestival @willierennie.bsky.social, thanks again for your contribution.
A huge thank you to all of our members, sponsors, speakers and exhibitors for helping to make this year's Scotland's #HousingFestival such a great success.
We hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we did and we hope to see you all again next year!
Our chief exec @gavinsmartcih.bsky.social is leading a session this afternoon on making housing a career of choice.
Check out our 'your career in housing' website, developed with @sfha.bsky.social, for more information on the many career options available:
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Great coverage from day 1 of our #HousingFestival in Edinburgh.
STV News: Scotland should spend more on building houses, says Nicola Sturgeon:
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Follow us here for more updates throughout the day.
@cihscotland.bsky.social #housingfestival session with housing leads from the 5 main political parties: will they recognise that public investment in social housing is investing in Scotland’s future and push for their party manifestos to make sustained investment in housing sacrosanct?
The Scottish Green Party's Maggie Chapman: "We can’t keep letting developers off the hook for not building the social and affordable parts of new developments"
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Scottish Liberal Democrats' Willie Rennie: "I have never seen the housing situation as bad as it is now...I’ve got people queuing up at advice surgeries desperate for assistance, and I feel desperate because there aren’t many options"
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Gallacher: "The ambition to tackle the housing emergency is one all MSPs of all political colours share"
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The Scottish Conservatives' Meghan Gallacher: "I applaud the Scottish government for its work bringing empty homes back into use"
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Labour's Mark Griffin highlights the 10,000 children currently living in temporary accommodation in Scotland, and the 41,000 people who made a homelessness application last year
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Gallacher: "The ambition to tackle the housing emergency is one all MSPs of all different colours share"
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"We go to where the evidence points us. We go to the frontline of the challenge and work from there. That’s how we address the housing crisis" - minister for housing Paul McLennan takes to the stage at #HousingFestival
CIH president Elly Hoult opens Day 2 of Scotland's Housing Festival 2025 by launching the CHOOSE HOUSING toolkit ➡️ tinyurl.com/deeytuub
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@cihhousing.bsky.social President Elly Houston addressing @cihscotland.bsky.social #housingfestival: housing is dignity & safety & is the foundation of our lives. Housing transforms lives
Ready to report from Day 2 of Scotland's Housing Festival for @cihhousing.bsky.social @cihscotland.bsky.social
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Just arrived for Day 2 #housingfestival with @cihscotland.bsky.social Looking forward to discussing Housing First for Youth, Prevention and Partnership.
I'm up in Edinburgh today for the @cihscotland.bsky.social #HousingFestival - give me a shout if you're about.
A trip up the East Coast mainline is always a good way to start the day (sit on the right travelling north). That's Lindisfarne over there.
Maclennan highlights the three issues of "huge" rent burdens, rising homelessness, and a sharply diminishing proportion of under-40s who are able to get into homeownership
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Professer Duncan Maclennan takes to the stage for the final keynote session of the day. "In the last 20 years there has been a progressive diminution in the understanding of housing and how to do it," he says
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Stacy Angus from Osprey Housing Association shares insight into how they are addressing fuel poverty and improving the energy-efficiency of stock
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Ilene adds: "We need to be better in Scotland at involving tenants in conversations around rents"
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CIH chief executive @gavinsmartcih.bsky.social: "I don’t think we’re seeing enough on welfare [from the UK government]...we’re hoping we might see something in the Spending Review"
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"The lasting impact of Grenfell should be a commitment to listening to tenants and actively involving them in decision-making" - Tenants Information Service's Ilene Campbell during a session on what the new UK government means for Scottish housing
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@ashleycihcm.bsky.social on the issue of inadequate data: "We’ve heard…private landlords are leaving the sector…that they are fed up…But because there’s no real data it’s difficult to measure that; the government is saying the sector isn’t shrinking; the sector is saying it is"
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John Boyle, on the issue of rent controls: "Rent controls have got to be facilitating investment not deterring investment - and for that you need certainty and clarity upfront"
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@ashleycihcm.bsky.social chairs a session exploring where we're at with the Housing (Scotland) Bill, featuring @homelessnetscot.bsky.social's Mhairi Snowden and Rettie and Co.'s John Boyle
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