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Moray Rural Housing
Enabler
supporting rural communities in Moray
to develop affordable housing solutions
Kim Siu
Email:
kim@ruralhousingscotland.org Tel:
07786225639 Skype:
rhskim
The Moray Rural Housing Enabler project aims to improve affordable
housing opportunities in rural Moray by raising awareness of housing
options, identifying rural housing needs, and helping to find
solutions to increase the range of affordable housing available in
the area.
The Rural Housing Enabler works with communities, landowners, Moray
Council, housing associations and others to deliver more affordable
housing options in rural Moray.
The Rural Housing Enabler project
provides free practical
help to rural communities in Moray to help secure the development of
affordable housing.
The project
aims to improve the uptake of housing grants in rural Moray by
providing advice and information on rural housing options such as
Rural Home Ownership Grants, the Rural Homes for Rent scheme, Rural
Empty Property Grant as well as council and housing association
development.
The project
helps ensure that the housing needs of rural communities are
identified and that investment is targeted towards meeting housing
need in rural Moray.
The Moray Rural
Housing Enabler Project is an initiative run by the Rural Housing
Service, and funded by Moray Council. The Rural Housing Service is a
national charity which helps rural communities across Scotland to
develop practical solutions to local housing problems.
MORAY
RURAL HOUSING ENABLER
services
The Moray
Rural Housing Enabler project provides a wide range of services to
both rural communities and individuals:
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information and
advice on housing
options, housing grants and planning policy
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support for
new affordable housing
development in rural communities through community initiatives,
housing association development, renovation of empty properties,
private sector initiatives and low cost home ownership development
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undertaking
housing needs surveys
and feasibility studies to demonstrate the need for housing
investment in small rural communities
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developing
new ideas to tackle
housing problems.
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building
partnerships between
communities and local authorities, housing associations and
private sector to resolve local housing needs
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helping
local families to get land and
grants to build their own home
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finding
funding for community
housing initiatives
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undertaking
research
on rural housing problems
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New
affordable housing to rent and buy built in rural Moray.
MORAY
RURAL HOUSING ENABLER
project aims
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New
affordable housing to rent and buy built in rural Moray
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Increased
ability of rural communities to participate in identifying and
developing solutions to local housing needs.
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Greater
awareness within rural communities of housing options and
solutions.
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Better
knowledge amongst housing providers of the housing needs of remote
and rural communities
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Improved
partnership working between communities, housing associations, the
Moray Council, Scottish Government and the private sector to
deliver new housing options in response to housing needs
identified.
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Increased
reuse of empty properties for affordable housing and better uptake
of renovation grants
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Improved
uptake of housing grants to help local people build their own
homes
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Greater
diversity of affordable rural housing solutions in rural Moray
If you would
like the help of the Rural Housing Enabler Project to develop
solutions to housing issues in your community please contact Kim Siu,
the Moray Rural Housing Enabler.
Email:
kim@ruralhousingscotland.org
Tel:
07786225639
Skype:
rhskim
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