1 bedroom Hillcrest flat available to rent in Forfar

 

Manor Court, Forfar – 1 Bedroom, 2nd floor flat available now from Hillcrest Homes

The property has Electric heating, 1 double bedroom, bathroom with over the bath shower. There are laundry facilities on-site and also a live-in scheme supervisor. The block has CCTV.

Please note this is for over 40’s and strictly No pets. The property comes unfurnished, but consideration will be given to providing floor coverings.

The rent is charged on a monthly basis and includes all service charges – £326.06.

There is a separate water charge of £0.96 per month which is not covered by Housing Benefit or Universal Credit.

Council Tax – Band A, EPC Rating – C

Please contact Hillcrest Homes Customer Service Team on 0300 123 2640 to note an interest in the property.

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Online English Classes at Dundee International Women’s Centre

Online English classes! 

Meet other women learners from around the world.

Dundee International Women’s Centre (DIWC) has an exciting online
ESOL programme for 2021! These classes will increase your confidence in English and are free for DIWC members (membership costs just £6 for a year).

Classes are by email and Zoom. All you need is a mobile, tablet or computer with microphone, camera and internet connection, plus a working email address. Don’t worry if you’re new to Zoom, they will show you what to do – you don’t need to have lots of IT skills!

CONVERSATION CAFÉ 

Tuesdays 1-2, from 12 January. For Pre-Intermediate students 

A relaxed opportunity to practice and develop your speaking and listening skills while meeting new people and having fun too. Each week they’ll look at a different topic to do with living in Scotland. Bring your lunch!

ELEMENTARY ENGLISH 

Tuesdays 10-12, from 12 January. For Elementary students 

Improve all aspects of your English – reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation – in this very friendly and welcoming class. All learning materials provided.

Interested?

Email mail@diwc.co.uk or Zusana@diwc.co.uk  or contact DIWC on Facebook messenger.

 

For more DIWC classes see the timetable below:

Private Landlord Registration fees increase

Our current landlord registration fees, set by Scottish Government, are:

• Principal fee: £66
  
• Property fee: £15 (per let property)
  
• Late application fee: £132
  

From 9 am on Thursday 1 April 2021 the landlord registration fees will increase to:

• Principal fee: £67
  
• Property fee: £15 (per let property) (no increase)
  
• Late application fee: £133
  

To find out more about landlord registration, visit our Private Landlord Registration website.

Rents to Rise by 2% but Remain Amongst the Lowest in Scotland

Our Communities Committee today approved a 2% rent increase for our tenants, so that the we can continue to invest in existing homes, as well as build new affordable housing for Angus.

In the consultation with all tenants, three rent increase options were proposed by the Tenants Steering Group, and a majority of tenants who responded supported the 2% option. This will increase the average weekly rent to £72.28 per week and mean that our rents will remain as some of the most affordable in the country.

Our Communities Convenor, Cllr Mark Salmond said, “The importance of having good quality affordable homes has been brought into sharp focus in the last year by the COVID-19 emergency. We have all spent much longer periods in our homes than usual, so the improvements delivered in recent years through our Housing Capital Programme have helped mitigate some of the negative aspects. This rent increase helps us achieve a balance between maintaining rents at an affordable level, whilst also being able to continue significant investment in stock improvements and continue increasing new supply housing. And although our customer satisfaction ratings strongly indicate that our tenants agree with this approach, unfortunately we know that some of our householders still struggle with fuel bills.”

This is why our particular priority going forward is on improving the energy efficiency of our housing stock still further, not only so that we can achieve zero carbon targets, and help address the climate emergency, but so that we can combat fuel poverty and child poverty. If tenants do need help with household finances, they shouldn’t hesitate to seek Energy Advice and Welfare Rights support, both of which are available.

Energy Advice

This service is provided by the SCARF’s Home Energy Advice Team (HEAT)

Advisors can identify ways to make your home more energy efficient as well as assess your home for damp and condensation problems. They also provide general energy saving advice that can have you saving energy and money in no time

• Telephone:01224 213 005
• Website 
  

Welfare Rights

Our Welfare Rights support contact details:

• Telephone: 03452 777 778
  
• Website
  
• SMS: text Angus to 60040 (standard SMS charge applies)
  

 

Lettings During Lockdown

As a landlord, our priority is to maintain the welfare of our tenants and provide essential services at this difficult time.

Current guidance tells us to stay at home, and most of our services are disrupted.

We can continue to allocate properties as home moves will carry on unless the Scottish Government guidance changes or staffing levels are severely affected. To prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have decided to suspend Mutual Exchanges at this time.

We will continue to advertise and allocate properties through the Homefinder website.

During the coronavirus pandemic, customer and staff safety continues to be our top priority. To follow the Scottish Government guidelines during the allocation and letting process, we are using safety measures as follows:

• If your bid for a property is successful, we will be as flexible as we can be in agreeing a move in date with you that takes account of your individual circumstances.
  
• ‘Face to face’ lets are still happening but with social distancing and face covering.
  
• A ‘contactless’ letting process is in place and it includes communication by phone or online and using photos.
  
• Correspondence with housing applicants is by email, so if you are applying for our or another social landlord’s property, we strongly encourage you to ensure that your contact details are kept up to date on your application.
  

We will continue to monitor the situation and will update the website to reflect any changes arising from the level that we are in.

Property to rent at Inch Terrace, Montrose

Our Montrose Community Housing Team have this 3 bedroom property available for rent.

Property address: 36 INCH TERRACE, MONTROSE   

Bedrooms: 3       

Weekly Rent: £73.24

Large 3 bedroom first floor flat in popular residential area on the outskirts of Montrose but within walking distance to main town centre and shops, with a good bus connection to town and other areas. Children’s play park and large shared garden areas. Property benefits from gas central heating, double glazing and a newly fitted bathroom suite.

If you are interested in this property, or want to see our full range of vacancies, you can bid on our Angus Homefinder site.

Bidding ends Friday 5 February 2021 at midnight.

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