Guide to Housing Options

This comprehensive Guide to Housing in the Borders area was produced using the Communities Scotland Homepoint template and contains information on the following areas:

• Contents

• How to Use the Guide

• Scottish Borders Local Housing Strategy 2004-2009 Main Text

• Stock Transfer and Council Housing Services Post Transfer

• Chapter 1 - Homelessness

• Chapter 2 - Communities Scotland and Scottish Homes Rented Housing

• Chapter 3 - Locally Active Social Housing Providers

• Chapter 4 - Special Needs Housing

• Chapter 5 - Private Rented Housing

• Chapter 6 - Shared Ownership Housing

• Chapter 7 - Rural Home Ownership Grants (RHOGs)

• Chapter 8 - Other Low Cost Home Ownership (LCHO) Opportunities

• Chapter 9 - Buying or Building a House without any Grants Assistance

• Chapter 10 - Repairing and Improving Occupied Private Housing

• Chapter 11 - Energy Efficiency in the home

• Chapter 12 - Renovating Empty Properties for Renting Out

• Chapter 13 - Special Needs Grants

• Appendix A Housing Benefit

• Appendix B Welfare Benefits Service

• Appendix C Housing Information and Advice

• Scottish Borders Local Housing Strategy 2004-2009 Bibliography

• An Executive Summary Of Scottish Borders Local Housing Strategy

• Scottish Borders Local Housing Strategy 2004-2009 Appendices 1-6

• Scottish Borders Local Housing Strategy 2004-2009 Appendix 7a

• Scottish Borders Local Housing Strategy 2004-2009 Appendix 7b

The Guide for other local authorities, along with translated sections of the guide, can be found on the Homepoint site.

Frequently Asked Questions about Housing

The Scottish Borders Housing Forum provides answers to many of your general questions about housing in the Borders area. If you have a specific query, take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions to see if it has been answered already, and if not please contact us with your question and we will try to help.

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