Tenants First Housing
Co-operative was formed in the spring of 2000 through
the amalgamation of 6 separate Housing Co-operatives and their not for profit
Management Company, Property Partners. The original co-operatives were set up in
response to the Housing Act 1988 and the merger of Scottish Special Housing
Association with the Housing Corporation in Scotland to form Scottish Homes. One
of Scottish Homes established long term aims was to encourage tenants to adopt
different management or ownership arrangements using mechanisms such as Tenants
Choice or Large Scale Voluntary Transfer.
Scottish Homes tenants in Grampian responded to this change in housing policy
by deciding to form Fully Mutual Housing Co-operatives designed to give the
tenants control over their homes and the community.
Since each of the Co-operatives were likely to be too small to be self
sufficient it was agreed they would enter into a unique partnership arrangement
and set up a non profit management company (originally known as Grampian Homes)
to undertake all the management, maintenance and administration on their behalf.
The management company later become an Industrial and Provident Society and
changed its name to Property Partners.
The Housing Co-operatives were registered as approved Landlords with Scottish
Homes and the first transfers began in 1992 and ended in 1996. All the houses
transferred under the Tenants Choice legislation and this was the largest such
transfer using this mechanism in Scotland. The original Co-ops were;
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Fraserburgh Housing Co-operative -
with houses in Fraserburgh |
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Ugievale Housing Co-operative
– with houses in Peterhead & Mintlaw |
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Bennachie Housing Co-operative
– with houses in Balmedie, Pitmedden, Inverurie, Kemnay and Westhill. |
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Deeside Housing Co-operative
– with houses in Garthdee, Aberdeen, Peterculter, Banchory and Aboyne. |
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Sheddocksley Housing Co-operative
– with houses in the Sheddocksley area of Aberdeen. |
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St Machar Housing Co-operative
– with houses in the East Side of Aberdeen from Dyce in the North to
Princes Street in the South. |
