Advice
Sources of On-line Advice
- Advice for Private Landlords (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)
- Advice on Repairs and Maintenance for Flat Owners (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)
- Homelessness
- Houses in Multiple Occupancy
Useful Housing Links
- The Scottish Government Housing (Opens in a new window or downloads a file) web site provides useful information on national housing policy and a wide range of housing initiatives and
- Shelter (Opens in a new window or downloads a file) is a national organisation that provides advice, information and advocacy to people in housing need. Shelter also campaigns actively on housing issues.
- Hebridean Housing Partnership (Opens in a new window or downloads a file) is the main housing association in the Western Isles.
- Tighean Innse Gall (Opens in a new window or downloads a file) is the local housing agency for the Western Isles. TIG provides information on a range of housing grants and also runs the Western Isles Care and Repair project.
- Scottish Housing Regulator (Opens in a new window or downloads a file) regulates registered social landlords and the landlord and homelessness services of local authorities.
- Chartered Institute of Housing (Opens in a new window or downloads a file) is the professional body for people involved in housing.
- Energy Savings Trust (Opens in a new window or downloads a file) provides free advice on home energy issues.
- Home Reports (Opens in a new window or downloads a file) From December 2008 properties for sale will have to be marketed with information, now branded as the 'Home Report'. This web page provides information about the new requirements.