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Scottish association which put tenants at risk completes transfer
A Scottish housing association which was criticised by the Scottish Housing Regulator for putting tenants at “significant risk” has completed a transfer to another association.
The regulator directed Kincardine Housing Co-operative to transfer all 72 of its homes to Grampian Housing Association in November last year, after 70% of tenants who responded to a consultation said they were in favour of the proposal.
This is the first time the Scottish Housing Regulator has used its statutory powers to direct a transfer of assets away from a housing association.
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The homes being transferred are in Portlethen, Fordoun and Stonehaven. They were already being managed by Grampian as Kincardine has no staff.
Ian Brennan, director of regulation at the regulator, said: “The majority of tenants who responded to the independent consultation supported this move. So the successful conclusion of this transfer is a positive step.
“We took the decision to use our statutory powers to propose the transfer of Kincardine’s homes to Grampian to protect tenants’ interests.
“We used these powers because the problems at Kincardine were very serious and it did not have the capacity to address them. The move to Grampian will ensure that tenants’ homes are secure and they receive good services.”
Intervention began at Kincardine in November 2017, when the regulator imposed a statutory manager to deal with “serious and urgent risks to the delivery of services to tenants”.
