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Housing at the Heart of the Scottish Draft Budget 2025/26: Key Observations

By Kirsty Wells · 11 December 2024

The ARK Amble is returning for its fifth year and this time we are heading north! Our intrepid team will …

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The ARK Amble 2024: Raising funds for The Ootsider

By Pete Evans · 2 December 2024

The ARK Amble is returning for its fifth year and this time we are heading north! Our intrepid team will …

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The Autumn Budget 2024: The Impact on Housing

By Jerry Gilbert · 31 October 2024

The Autumn Budget 2024 brings renewed government commitment to social housing, with £5 billion allocated to housing initiatives, a pledge …

The ARK Annual Review | 2023-24

By John Paterson · 18 October 2024

Ed Miliband announced further details of the Labour Government’s Warm Homes Plan. Key changes include rebranding the SHDF to the …

Scottish Housing Day 2024 ARK Consultancy

Scottish Housing Day 2024: Reflections on Homes for Life by Kirsty Wells

By Kirsty Wells · 17 September 2024

Kirsty Wells, Director at ARK Consultancy, reflects on her experiences in housing over the past 30 years, exploring what truly …

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Reflecting on a Decade of the Scottish Social Housing Charter: Progress, Challenges, and Lessons from Grenfell

By Kirsty Wells · 8 September 2024

The article discusses 10 years of data from the Scottish Social Housing Charter, comparing it to the Grenfell tragedy and …

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Will Supported Housing Take Centre Stage in the General Election?

By Nick Sedgwick · 23 May 2024

The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act came into force in August last year. However, we have been waiting for the …

Are you ready for the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023?

By Nick Sedgwick · 12 March 2024

If you are a supported housing provider, you need to be aware of the new regulations that are about to …

Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP)

By Victoria Tomlinson · 10 January 2023

We look at the key aims of the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP) and what you need to do to …

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