Cairn Housing Association

Councillor Roger Saxon Anyone who wants to rent a council or housing association house in Thurso now has greater choice as homes are now being allocated through ‘Choice Based Lettings’.

Cairn Housing Association is celebrating the launch of its new brand identity and a new website. On its 25th birthday as an independent Scottish housing association, Cairn felt it was the perfect time to refresh its branding and website to give them a brighter and more modern design.

Cairn is celebrating after taking home the Developing Skills and Capacity award from the prestigious Chartered Institute of Housing Excellence Awards.

Cairn published its 2015 annual report at its recent AGM where chief executive Jason MacGilp celebrated notable highlights from an encouraging year of improved performance and customer satisfaction. The event also saw Cairn welcome two new board members.

Cairn has launched a year of community events to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Tenants of the Association and community groups across Scotland are invited to apply to Cairn's Community Fund to develop their own projects, bright ideas and events.

Nan Phillips Residents at Cairn Housing Association’s Gilmour Court in Glenrothes held an art exhibition to showcase the work they produced during an eight week art course funded by the Cairn Community Fund.

Residents at Cairn Housing Association's Jubilee House care home came together earlier this month to celebrate the opening of their new sensory garden.

Hillcrest's Tenant Inspectors Cairn Housing Association welcomed ten of Hillcrest’s Tenant Inspectors to its Edinburgh headquarters to learn about the innovative Cairn contact centre.

A new independent energy supply company, the first in the UK operating on a non-profit distributing basis, plans to be selling heat and power to tenants in 200,000 homes across Scotland by 2020. Our Power Energy, a subsidiary of Our Power Community Benefit Society, has been founded by 35 member orga

Around 300 children from across Inverness took part in the second annual Cairn Housing Association Cup. A total of 27 teams from across the city competed in two competitions and players were entertained between matches with a bouncy castle, facepainting and barbeque.