Feb 6, 2024 | Blog, Equality in Housing
For our first episode of 2024, we have a conversation with Francis Burrows, Director of Support and Service Development for Housing Association Orbit. Francis talks about the work the organisation does to engage with their tenants, particularly underrepresented...
Jan 15, 2024 | Blog, Client stories
At HOS, our team’s expertise and enthusiasm allow us to help hundreds of individuals and families find a suitable housing solution each year. Every person who gets in touch with us does so for unique reasons. Our brokerage team work extremely hard to provide them all...
Jan 8, 2024 | Announcements
Everyone at Housing Options Scotland has been terribly saddened by the news of the death of Julia Fitzpatrick. Julia was the founding director of Ownership Options in Scotland, which was the precursor to Housing Options Scotland, and worked miracles for clients in her...
Dec 11, 2023 | Blog, Client stories
At HOS, our team’s expertise and enthusiasm allow us to help hundreds of individuals and families find a suitable housing solution each year. Every person who gets in touch with us does so for unique reasons. Our brokerage team work extremely hard to provide them all...
Dec 4, 2023 | Blog, HOS Notice Board
November was a busy month as HOS! We hosted a live episode of our podcast, published our Q2 Report and launched a new frontline service. Keep reading to find out what else the team got up to last month… In November, we launched HOS Frontline, a dedicated email...
Nov 30, 2023 | Equality in Housing, Publications
This special episode was recorded in front of a Live Audience at SCVO’s The Gathering event at the EICC in Edinburgh. We are joined by a panel of speakers, comprising Gordon MacRae, Assistant Director of Shelter Scotland, Aer Nicholson Clasby, who leads on Third...
Nov 15, 2023 | Announcements, Blog, Publications
You can now read our Quarter 2 Report, covering July – September 2023! Read the report below to find out about the latest news from the CEO, updates from casework and clients, and highlights from the past few months. Q2 Report...
Nov 14, 2023 | Announcements, Blog
Introducing HOS Frontline, a new service from Housing Options Scotland. Housing Options Scotland has recently launched HOS Frontline, a new service designed to help local authorities and third-sector organisations deliver housing solutions. Housing Options Scotland...
Nov 9, 2023 | Blog, HOS Notice Board
This month, we welcomed two new team members, attended the CIH Scotland Housing Awards, published two new podcast episodes and shared perspectives on careers in housing! Keep reading to find out more… In October, the HOS team lost one broker, but gained...
Nov 2, 2023 | Blog, Equality in Housing
In this bonus episode, following on from our episode with Emily Edwards of the Scottish Refugee Council, we speak to Ryan Powell, Reader in Urban Studies in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield. Ryan spoke to us about the...