Housing Associations
There are 11 housing associations which have housing in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute. Four of these associations operate only or mainly in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute, and are members of the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute Common Housing Register. This means that they are working jointly to make it easier for people to apply for housing in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute:
: is the largest Housing Association in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute. Most properties are general needs homes, but the Association also has sheltered and amenity houses for older people.
: has properties in the Helensburgh and Lomond area. Again most are general needs homes, but there are also a small number of sheltered, amenity and wheelchair accessible properties in the Helensburgh area.
: is the second largest Housing Association in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute. It has properties in Mid Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ, the Cowal and Kintyre Peninsulas and on the Isle of Bute.
: the Association has properties in the northern areas of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute and many in the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ islands. The majority of properties are in Oban and the Isle of Mull.
Other housing associations operate across Scotland, and have some properties in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute. These organisations all specialise in providing supported housing – for example for older people, specially adapted housing for people with disabilities, or supported housing for people with learning difficulties.
Other sources of information:-
Ownership Options are a charity that offers free help to disabled people with housing problems through home ownership. Ownership Options aim to help with bridging funding gaps, for example by accessing Scottish Government grants, and providing access to independent financial advice
For more information visit their website at contact
Ownership Options, The Melting Pot, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PR Phone 0131 247 1400, or e-mail info@ownershipoptions.org.uk
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