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Looking for a great way to spend an hour and a bit? Want to know why improv comedy might be useful training for staff involved in Community Resilience work? Fancy some real life examples of how to go about convincing community leaders they already know lots about how to manage an emergency? Many of you will have heard me describe my role at “Community Devlopment mets Emergency Management” - so if you fancy listening to someone explain it better than me, follow the link and listen to Dan 😊

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Community-wide gatherings play an important role in making residents to come together and create a bond. Here are some tips on how to host a safe gathering for your neighborhood. #houstonhoamanagement #communityassociation #hoamanagement #propertymanagement #hoatips

What an incredible evening with the SDCIA community! The night was filled with vibrant networking and enjoyable moments. The Panel Discussion on Landlord Landmines was amazing. As always, the food and atmosphere were exceptional. It’s clear that the essence of SDCIA lies in fostering meaningful connections and memorable experiences. Thank You Sponsors your support means a great deal to us. #CommunitySupport #LocalBusinessSupport #sharedhousing #EventPlanning #SupportLocal #realestate #realestateinvesting #cashflow

Last Friday was a chance to present with RTPI colleagues from Norway and a pioneering community leader from Morvern in Scotland about 'Meeting Rural Housing Challenges in Norway and Scotland' for World Town Planning Day. I was able to: 1. do a (very) short intro to the Scottish planning and political system; 2. highlight the rural housing crisis in Scotland and the need for innovation; 3. showcase (with Sam Firth from Morvern) an innovative response to community-owned delivery of 21st century crofting; 4. explore some of the planning issues and obstacles that are still being faced despite NPF4s support for crofting and woodland crofting (and how to address these)...and advocate for support of such innovative community-led initiatives; 5. stress that we need to consider innovation in regulation not just innovation in delivery; 6. uncover that in Norway for 50 years a 'duty of occupation' legal mechanism has existed covering rural homes, allowing municipalities to ensure rural houses are retained as primary dwellings if required. This is rooted in a policy where second homes and primary homes are assigned different use classes (unlike in Scotland); 7. explain that in Scotland similar 'duty of occupation' controls do exist in the 1886 Crofting Act for this tenure type of rural housing... and as such controls are already fully supported by NPF4 and enshrined in our planning system; 8. and finally argue that in Scotland - where a Chief Planner letter (2011) strongly discourages the use of occupancy conditions - we nevertheless need to revisit this and also explore the idea of implementing use classes differentiating between second and primary homes. This to empower our local authorities to be able to prevent loss of primary dwelling stock to second home usage when required in specific locations...ensuring the potential application of a 'duty of occupation' as primary dwelling for all tenure types of rural homes, not just crofts. I'm convinced we need innovation in regulation not just delivery to meet the rural housing crisis, and that we have a model in our own culture of crofting that could be unpacked to serve everyone looking to live locally in rural Scotland, whatever the tenure. Please watch and comment with your thoughts! (and a big thanks to Julia Frost, Cliff Hague and RTPI Scotland for entrusting Place at the Table with the chance to speak)

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Community-wide gatherings play an important role in making residents to come together and create a bond. Here are some tips on how to host a safe gathering for your neighborhood. #houstonhoamanagement #communityassociation #hoamanagement #propertymanagement #hoatips

Some great insights and content in the latest edition of #CIHUnlocked - log in to read the latest from our housing professionals! #cih #housing #news

Hey #affordablehousing pros and allies: Check out this video summary of last week’s Fairfax County Housing Symposium!!