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Welcome to Williamsburgh Housing Association Williamsburgh Housing Association is a locally-based provider of quality, affordable, rented housing. Initially set up to coordinate the improvement of sub-tolerable tenements situated in the east end of Paisley, the Association's role has developed and expanded. Acknowledged as a significant player in Renfrewshire's strategy to tackle poor housing conditions and provide for those in housing need, the Association's activities now extend beyond Paisley into Johnstone and Renfrew. Working with the local communities, we are involved in regeneration initiatives in these areas.
RIGHT TO BUY Williamsburgh Housing Association propose to extend the suspension of the Modernised Right to Buy (RTB) beyond September 2012. As many residents will know, the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 extended the RTB to most tenants of housing associations with Scottish Secure Tenancies. The Act also provided, however, for the RTB to be suspended, for a period of ten years from september 2002 to September 2012. The legislation also enables housing associations to make application to Scottish Ministers for the suspension of the RTB for a further period of up to ten years. At Williamsburgh Housing Association’s Management Committee meeting of 8th February 2012, it was decided that, as demand for quality rented accommodation from Williamsburgh Housing Association outstrips supply, we should apply for an extension to the suspension for a further 10 years, in order to preserve our housing stock. Should you wish any information or to comment on the Association’s proposal, we would be pleased to receive your feedback and invite you to contact the office by: Telephone: 0141 887 8613
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Further details on this proposal will be issued to all those directly affected within the next few weeks. Information is also available on our website: www.williamsburghha.co.uk
Are you interested in the work of our Association? If the answer is yes we would like to hear from you. We are looking for tenants to give us their views on policies that we are working on. No training is required, only a little of your time to read and review the policies that we will send to you. If you would like to put your name forward for this, please contact Lesley Ferrie (Housing Manager) on 0141 847 6376, or email
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Healthy Working Lives  Williamsburgh has made a commitment to creating a healthier and happier workplace. We have engaged with Healthy Working Lives in our workplace, addressed health and safety needs and are raising awareness and promoting healthy living for our staff. Click here for more information on healthy living.
| | Project OsKar is a furniture recycling centre in Paisley. They sell second hand furniture and white goods at reasonable prices. They also accept unwanted household items For more information, click on their logo. |
 | We would like to introduce our “Good With Money” project in conjunction with our partners at Renfrewshire Wide Credit Union. This project aims to support tenancies by helping you to feel more confident about money. Taking up membership with Renfrewshire Wide Credit Union through this joint venture will allow access to savings, affordable loans and other services. For more information, contact our customer services team. |
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