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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Hundreds of disused homes brought back to life
Double amount of empty homes brought back into use thanks to charity partnership
NEWS 13 July 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Housing cuts as “damaging as bedroom tax”
Housing sector - as well as their clients - will struggle with new cuts say leading bodies
NEWS 9 July 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Let’s talk about private renting
Ellie Hutchinson discusses the need to establish a national forum for tenants living in rented private accommodation
OPINION 8 July 2015 Guest post
 
Edinburgh drastically cuts amount of rough sleepers
​Figures show council's intervention methods are working
NEWS 6 July 2015 by Robert Armour
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Put tenants first and cure our housing crisis
​Jackie Murdo believes the only way out of the current housing crisis is to involve tenants more in decisions
OPINION 29 June 2015 by TFN
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Housing associations excluding homeless tenants
Demanding rent in advance is at odds with the ethos and role of social landlords and stops homeless people getting accommodation, says law centre
NEWS 29 June 2015 by Robert Armour
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Surplus food is no solution to food poverty
Martin Sime argues foodbanks are a symbol of human kindness, not a blight on our society
OPINION 23 June 2015 Guest post
 
Social landlords urged to put tenants centre
​Landlords should develop value for money strategies that put tenants first
NEWS 23 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Public urged to report empty homes
A new Shelter Scotland helpline aim to tackle the estimated 27,000 homes laying empty
NEWS 19 June 2015 by Robert Armour
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Radical new approach needed for Scots housing
​Commission says recommendations are modest and achievable but new approach is needed
NEWS 10 June 2015 by Robert Armour
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