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.








