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Do You Want to Volunteer with ACHA?
Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) is looking for
tenant members and other interested parties to serve on its Board of Management.
This would involve attending and participating in ACHA Board meetings.
The position is unpaid but out of pocket expenses are
paid. If you are interested in housing
and its wider community benefits this may be of interest to you. Training will be given and the commitment is
relatively small, typically around 3 hours per month.
If you would like to
know more about this opportunity please contact Alastair MacGregor, Chief
Executive by email at Alastair.macgregor@acha.co.uk or telephone 07801025561, or Councillor Roddy
McCuish, Chair of ACHA Board of Management by email roderick.mccuish@argyll-bute.gov.uk
or telephone 07884361936
ACHA Goes On Site With New Homes In Tarbert
Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has just confirmed that it will be building 4 new homes for affordable rent in Tarbert. The new homes will be located next to the Association’s existing development at Oakhill.
ACHA Completes Its First Passivhaus Housing Development in Garelochhead
Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has just completed its first Passivhaus development in Garelochhead. Passivahus is designed to a specification to maximise energy efficiency and reduce fuel cost to a minimum.
The 10 family and special needs homes have been completed at Linn Walk in the centre of the Helensburgh and Lomond village of Garelochhead. The new homes have been built by Helensburgh builders Stewart and Shields.
Alastair MacGregor, ACHA’s Chief Executive commented “In these challenging times it is brilliant to get these homes

completed. It is our first new build to come off site since Covid 19 hit us, an achievement I am really proud of.
Santa Visits ACHA Member in Oban
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A Santa impersonator in the form of ACHA’s Alastair MacGregor dropped in on Valerie Weight from Oban with a surprise Christmas hamper. Every year ACHA does a draw for 4 hampers for ACHA members who are £1 shareholders in the charity.
Annual Landlord Report
Our Annual Landlord Report is produced through a consultation exercise with the Feedback Forum, our Area Committees and Tenants & Residents Associations and our Tenant Scrutiny Panel, who ensure all the relevant information from the Scottish Housing Regulator report is included and further explanation provided if necessary. Enjoy reading this report which despite everything happening this last year has some positive messages.
To view the Landlord Report for 2019-20, click here.