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Borders housing stock transfer
03/03/2003
Scottish Borders Council has been given consent to
transfer its housing stock (6,728 houses) to the
not-for-profit Scottish Borders Housing Association, the
first time such a process has been completed.
Ms Curran said:
"I am delighted that Scottish Borders will be the first
council in Scotland to transfer its houses to a not for
profit housing association and I would particularly like to
acknowledge the unwavering drive, enthusiasm and dedication
tenants have displayed throughout the transfer process.
"Tenants in the Borders voted overwhelmingly for
community ownership and my consent marks the beginning of
an era that will bring warm, dry, modern homes to the
Scottish Borders and give tenants a much greater say over
the management and development of their houses and
communities.
"The Executive is committed to building safe, strong,
sustainable communities and to promoting stock transfer as
the key to unlock the significant new investment that will
be required to meet the new Scottish Standard for Social
Housing which I announced last year. I very much look
forward to joining tenants, the council and the housing
association next Monday to mark and celebrate transfer
day."