Housing Associations and Co-operatives
This section deals with Housing Associations and Co-operatives and contains the following information:
What are they?
The best definition of a Housing Association and Housing Co-operative comes from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
"A group of people get together with the aim of providing good quality low cost houses for rent and for sale. They elect a committee of volunteers, and the committee employs staff. Using government grants and loans from banks they build some houses and improve others. That's a housing association.
Because there is a shortage of affordable housing, associations let to people in the greatest need. Any money they make is ploughed back into maintaining the houses they have, or providing more.
Many housing associations have tenants on their committees. Housing co-operatives are much the same, but every tenant is a member.
That means the tenants jointly own and run the co-operative."
Tenants of housing associations and co-operatives generally have more rights and pay lower rents than those in the private rented sector.
Housing associations and co-operatives in Glasgow are regulated by Scottish Housing Regulator, a government agency, to ensure that landlords deliver good housing for the benefit of tenants and others. Scottish Housing Regulator maintains a register of housing associations and co-operatives, which is why housing associations and co-operatives are also called Registered Social Landlords (RSLs).
Council Housing
Glasgow City Council no longer owns any housing for rent. Glasgow City Council tenants voted to transfer to a new landlord (Glasgow Housing Association) in March 2003, making GHA the largest housing association in Glasgow. Local Housing Organisations (LHOs) manage the day-to-day running of GHA's properties.
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Scottish Homes
Scottish Homes no longer owns any housing for rent in Glasgow.
Tenants in the heart of Glasgow made history in July 2005 when the last of Scottish Homes houses were transferred, to Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association.
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