Oak Tree Housing Association

The results of the Scottish Federation of Housing Association’s board director elections were announced this week at the federation’s AGM in Edinburgh. Martin Wilkie-McFarlane at Wellhouse Housing Association and Dena Macleod at Hebridean Housing Partnership were named executives for the

Oak Tree Housing Association welcomed members and guests to its 2019 AGM in Greenock’s Tontine Hotel where they heard of a very productive and busy year for the organisation.

A consortium which represents housing associations based in East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire is to host a Meet the Buyer event for its highly successful property investment and maintenance related Framework for 2020 - 2024. The i-Flair consortium published a Prior Information Notice (P

Oak Tree Housing Association has submitted plans for 69 new homes in the Bow Farm area of Greenock. The proposed site at Tay Street and Tweed Street was formerly occupied by multi-storey blocks Pentland Court, Nevis Court and Grampian Court which were cleared more than a decade ago.

Oak Tree Housing Association has announced plans for the development of more than 200 new homes across four locations in Greenock. The developments represent an investment of £33 million, including £18m funding from the Scottish Government.

Voluntary organisations, community groups and schools in Greenock, are amongst the applicants to Oak Tree Housing Association’s £35,000 Our Community Our Future fund, which is now open to a public vote. Aimed at communities across Branchton, Bow Farm, Fancy Farm,

The chief executive of Oak Tree Housing Association has paid tribute to the organisation’s vice chairperson who was awarded an MBE in recognition of her voluntary service to social housing in Inverclyde. Jackie McKelvie was bestowed the honour in the Queen’s 2019 honours list.

Oak Tree Housing Association is set to move into a new Inverclyde headquarters having out-grown its present office space. In an attempt to stay as close to the town centre as possible, the Association has purchased the former Greenock Registry Office building at 40 West Stewart Street from Inverclyd

Jacqueline Robertson McKelvie, who is the voluntary vice-chair of Oak Tree Housing Association, has been bestowed an MBE in the Queen’s 2019 honours list.

Future Skills Inverclyde has launched a brand new budgeting service for residents of Inverclyde called Total Money Makeover which looks at practical ways to save money. The advice given is tailored to individual needs, regardless of income. The scheme can also benefit Universal Credit claimants who

Sean Duffy, chief executive of Wise Group Inverclyde residents are set to benefit in the ongoing fight to eradicate fuel poverty after one of Scotland’s biggest social enterprises won two key contracts to deliver vital services for three of the region’s main housing associations.

Link Group Ltd, in partnership with Oak Tree Housing Association, has confirmed its plans to build 198 high-quality, energy efficient homes on the site of the former Ravenscraig Hospital in Greenock. The £24 million development will include a mix of terraced houses and cottage flats for social rent

(from left) Eleanor Robertson, Paul McVey, Nick Jardine, Lisa Lees, Duncan Wilson, Liz Bowden, Hazel Aitken, Sam MacGregor The culmination of six month’s worth of art work by four local communities in Greenock has been displayed at an exhibition in Auchmountain Community Hall.

Cloch Housing Association has welcomed Lisa Lees to her temporary post as community development arts worker, thanks to funding from the Scottish Government’s Aspiring Communities Fund. Lisa will be working with two artists who are engaged by local arts community group, Rig Arts in the areas of Mau

Oak Tree Housing Association (OTHA) has been awarded gold accreditation against the Investors in People Standard for demonstrating a commitment to high performance through good people management. The award, which follows a re-assessment, sees OTHA join the top thirteen per cent of accredited organis