What's New?

 

Events and Meetings

 

Annual General Meeting

The 2010 AGM will be held on Thursday 17 June at 6.30pm at Govanhill Housing Association.  Click here to read the AGM papers (login required)

Open Meeting

The next GWSF Open Meeting will be held at 7pm on Thursday 17 June, immediately after the AGM. Click here for more details.

GWSF Annual Conference

Planning has started for this year's annual conference, to be held in November. More details coming soon.

Meanwhile click here for the 2009 conference report and presentations

 

 

GWSF Updates

 

Contact GWSF

New contact details for the office are

Jim.Harvey@gwsf.org.uk

t: 0141 423 9817

Annual Report 2009/10

Click here to read GWSF's latest report, published in June 2010

Business Plan 2010/11

Click here to read a summary of our Business Plan for 2010/11

GWSF members can read a copy of the full Business Plan by clicking here (login required)

Policy and Campaigning

Housing (Scotland) Bill update

Click here to download a copy of GWSF's submission to the Scottish Parliament's Local Government and Communities Committee.

New housing bill for private rented sector?

Click here for GWSF's response to Scottish Government's consultation document on new legislation for private rented housing.

This includes many issues relevant to GWSF members working in mixed tenure areas, including landlord registration, houses in multiple occupation and overcrowded property.

Second Stage Transfers (SST)

GWSF is continuing to support members participating in the SST programme.

Click here for information from GWSF's most recent briefing session for committee members and staff, also attended by officers from GHA and the Scottish Housing Regulator.

Protection of Tenants with Rent Arrears

Click here for GWSF's response (May 2010) to the Scottish Government's consultation proposals

Housing Investment

Click here for the most recent minutes and papers for meetings of the Glasgow Citywide Investment Forum

GWSF members are taking part in three "Investment Reform" working groups led by the scottish Government. Minutes and papers for these groups are on the Scottish Government's web site on the Investment Reform page.