Ayrshire Housing

Six existing members were re-elected to the volunteer board of Ayrshire Housing at its AGM last Wednesday with one new member joining the team. A postal ballot for the seven places saw the arrival of new board member Kelsey Kane, the CEO of Ayr-based homelessness charity SeAscape.

The JR Group has been awarded a contract for the construction of 31 high-specification flats in Ayr on behalf of Ayrshire Housing.

South Ayrshire Council has approved plans by Ayrshire Housing for a new housing development in Maybole.

Ballot papers have just gone out to Ayrshire Housing’s 1,900 community and tenant members.

Ayrshire Housing has lodged a planning application for 22 houses at Queen’s Terrace on the edge of Maybole.

Ayrshire Housing has appointed Cruden Building to deliver a £7 million affordable housing development at Troon in Ayrshire. The development is due to start on site next month and will see 52 new affordable homes being built in Troon and contributing to a 600 plus new homes expansion maste

Work has continued to progress on Ayrshire Housing’s new community and tenant hub despite the current coronavirus pandemic.

Ayrshire Housing’s elves have been busy posting Christmas cards to all its 1,600 tenants. This year, the Association worked with pupils at Dundonald Primary School in a photography project. Images by Lochie in Primary 3 and Harry B in Primary 6/7 were selected for the two versions of the card.

Ayrshire Housing has received planning permission for 40 flats at the Citadel on Ayr’s harbourside.

Ayrshire Housing has just completed its latest development of 27 flats close to the centre of Ayr. 

Barratt Homes West Scotland has cited support for its proposed residential development at Monkton from a local MSP, the Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce and three leading housing associations as the planning application is prepared to go before South Ayrshire Council’s full council meeti

In another sign of the times, Ayrshire Housing went digital for its Annual General Meeting last Wednesday evening. The winners of the association’s garden and pet competitions were announced online.

Ayrshire Housing has received a loan of £8 million through a charitable bond arranged by Allia C&C to build another 118 homes for affordable rent over the next two years. The loan is the third and the largest the association has received under Allia C&C’s programme with

Ayrshire Housing has been recognised as a community anchor to help channel Scottish Government support to the voluntary sector during the coronavirus crisis. The Association has received funding of £12,000 from the Scottish Government's Supporting Communities Fund. With top-up fundin

Ayrshire Housing has launched this year's garden and pet competitions in its latest tenants’ newsletter. The Association's feline colleague Ruby Craig says "many have been focusing on their gardens and non-human companions during the lock-down, So I'm hoping for a bumper crop of entries this y