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Guide to Housing Options

This comprehensive Guide to Housing in the Borders area was produced using the Communities Scotland Homepoint template and contains information on the following areas:

• How to Use the Guide
• Stock Transfer and Council Housing Services Post Transfer
• Chapter 1 - Homelessness
• Chapter 2 - Scottish Government
• Chapter 3 - Locally Active Social Housing Providers
• Chapter 4 - Special Needs Housing
• Chapter 5 - Private Rented Housing
• Chapter 6 - Low Cost Home Ownership Options
• Chapter 7 - Rural Home Ownership Grants (RHOGs)
• Chapter 8 - Other Low Cost Home Ownership (LCHO) Opportunities
• Chapter 9 - Buying or Building a House without any Grants Assistance
• Chapter 10 - Repairing and Improving Occupied Private Housing
• Chapter 11 - Renovating Empty Properties for Renting Out
•  Chapter 12 - Special Needs Grants
• Appendix A Housing Benefit
• Appendix B Welfare Benefits Service
• Appendix C Housing Information and Advice

The Guide for other local authorities, along with translated sections of the guide, can be found on the Homepoint site.

Frequently Asked Questions about Housing

The Scottish Borders Housing Forum provides answers to many questions about housing in the Borders area. If not please contact us with your question and we will try to help.

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