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Rent Increase 2025/26
Message on behalf of Argyll Community Housing Association’s Board of Management.
During November 2024, we consulted all tenants on a proposed rent increase of 4%. This was based on the amount we determined was required to meet the running costs of the Association based on our business plan. Just after we launched our consultation, the UK Government made the decision to increase employer National Insurance Contributions from April 2025. This has led to an increased cost for the ACHA Group of £256,000 per annum which was not anticipated when the consultation was drafted and was not budgeted for.
Update from SSEN
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks will be opening a number of hot food and drink vans this morning in communities where there is no power
HOME Argyll Allocation Policy Review
Along with our HOME Argyll partners Fyne Homes, West Highland Housing Association Ltd, Dunbritton Housing Association, and Argyll and Bute Council we are currently consulting customers on proposed changes to the HOME Argyll Allocation Policy. This policy was last reviewed in 2019 and we are keen that it is updated to meet current legislative requirements and good practice standards.
Rent Consultation 2025/26
Each year we consult you, our tenants, on the rent we are considering charging for the following year. We listen to, value and act on the views of our tenants and we encourage you to share your thoughts on the proposed rent increase. All responses to the consultation will be considered by the Association’s Board of Management who will use what you have told us to inform their decision on the rent increase for April 2025 at their meeting in February 2025. Alongside the work on our draft budget for 2025/26, we are consulting you on a rent increase of 4.0% to take effect from April 2025. Increasing rents is not a decision taken lightly and the consultation document explains why this is the lowest increase possible to maintain the current level of service and spend on your homes.
Argyll Community Housing Association shortlists in Scotland Housing Awards 2024
Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) is delighted to be shortlisted in two categories in the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland Housing Awards 2024.
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