CHT have much experience in renovating and converting empty properties into affordable housing units.
CHT received funding of £120,000 in the form of Grant and Loan from the Nationwide Foundation to bring back into use two empty homes which were previously uninhabitable. Once renovated, these properties were then be rented at an affordable rate to local, low income families.
CHT received funding of £120,000 in the form of Grant and Loan from the Nationwide Foundation to bring back into use two empty homes which were previously uninhabitable. Once renovated, these properties were then be rented at an affordable rate to local, low income families.
Acharacle
The project was a collaboration led by CHT which is leasing one of the two properties from the Acharacle Community Company. An unemployed Trainee also gained qualifications in the building trade by working on the project. It is hoped this will lead to paid employment.
The funding is part of the Nationwide Foundation’s Decent, Affordable Homes strategy. Please visit the Nationwide Foundation website for further details.
Work has completed on the first community owned property, as these before and after photos show:
The funding is part of the Nationwide Foundation’s Decent, Affordable Homes strategy. Please visit the Nationwide Foundation website for further details.
Work has completed on the first community owned property, as these before and after photos show:
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Read our three-part blog series discussing the project in further detail, and read more on Acharacle as a case study here.
Achiltibuie
The second of our empty homes projects was the conversion of an empty two-storey property into two affordable flats. Located in Achiltibuie, this project reached completion in March 2017, through working with Coigach Community Development Company. Additional funding was secured from the Scottish Governments Rural Housing Fund (the first successful completed project), the Highland Council, and Highlands & Islands Enterprise. Read more about the Achiltibuie project in the blog.
The full factsheet can be downloaded below:
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Open Day March 2017 - Celebrating the completion of the Old Schoolhouse being converted into two affordable rented units.
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Other projects: Strathmashie
We aim to help communities around central and northern Scotland renovate their empty properties through various sources of funding. An example is an empty property renovation in Strathmashie. Read more in the blog.
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