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ABERDEENSHIRE
RURAL HOUSING ENABLER PROJECT The
Aberdeenshire Rural Housing Enabler Project is an initiative
run by the Rural Housing Service, and funded by Aberdeenshire
Council, Cairngorms National Park, the MacRobert Trust and
the SRPBA. The Rural Housing Service is a national charity
which helps rural communities across Scotland to develop practical
solutions to local housing problems. Although this is not
a source of funding, it can provide community groups with
valuable information on rural housing issues and also direct
groups to suitable sources of funding.
What
help is available?
The Rural
Housing Enabler works with communities, landowners, Aberdeenshire
Council, housing associations and others to deliver more affordable
housing options in rural Aberdeenshire by offering free practical
help.
The Aberdeenshire
Rural Housing Enabler project provides a wide range of services
to both rural communities and individuals:
*information
and advice on housing options, housing grants and planning
policy
*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
*undertaking housing needs surveys and feasibility studies
to demonstrate the need for housing investment in small rural
communities
*developing new ideas to tackle housing problems.
*building partnerships between communities and local authorities,
housing associations and private sector to resolve local housing
needs
*helping families to get land and grants to build their own
home
*finding funding for community housing initiatives
*undertaking research on rural housing problems
How
to apply
If you
would like the help of the Rural Housing Enabler Project to
develop solutions to housing issues in your community please
contact Emma Binns, the Aberdeenshire Rural Housing Enabler.
email:
emma@ruralhousingscotland.org
tel: 07825232329
or have
a look at the website.
Key words:
housing, rural housing, community, development.
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