Social Landlords in Scotland: Shaping up for improvement
Social Landlords in Scotland: Shaping up for improvement
Social Landlords in Scotland: Shaping up for improvement
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<strong>Social</strong> <strong>Landlords</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Scotland</strong>: Shap<strong>in</strong>g <strong>up</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>improvement</strong>.7.11 We have seen potential mergers fail because of culture clashes,disagreements about the composition of the executive management team andthe govern<strong>in</strong>g body, personal and power conflicts, fears about a loss ofidentity, and an <strong>in</strong>ability to agree a name <strong>for</strong> the new organisation. We knowthat mergers are not always easy, they are not always the best solution, andthey can destroy value that has been built <strong>up</strong> over many years if not donecarefully. We also know that measur<strong>in</strong>g and articulat<strong>in</strong>g the value deriv<strong>in</strong>gfrom a merger is not straight<strong>for</strong>ward. But, given the economic and f<strong>in</strong>ancialchange the sector faces, the adm<strong>in</strong>istrative cost of manag<strong>in</strong>g houses <strong>in</strong>certa<strong>in</strong> areas, and the need <strong>for</strong> more coherent neighbourhood managementand service <strong>improvement</strong>, the benefits of proactive mergers should be part ofthe discussion about shap<strong>in</strong>g the RSL sector <strong>for</strong> the future.47