Posted 17.12.14
A new project exploring the value for money agenda in a Scottish context has been launched by Wheatley Group, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland and HouseMark Scotland.
The organisations will be putting together a report providing practical advice on how to get a grip on value for money (VFM), which is due to be published in summer 2015. They are aiming to shape it around the Scottish social housing experience, and are inviting landlords to make contributions and put a distinctly Scottish slant on VFM.
CIH Scotland head of policy and public affairs David Ogilvie said:
"Everyone would agree that VFM is currently one of the hot topics in housing and that achieving good value for money is essential for tenants and stakeholders as well as making good business sense. However there is very little current information on it at the moment from the Scottish housing sector's perspective.
"This project is looking to fill that gap and we expect that it will make a distinctive contribution to development of good practice in this area."
Social landlords are being invited to help in a number of ways, including:
