Dear Mr Armstrong
I am writing to bring to your attention the situation regarding GHA factored homeowners in the City who have not been able to get any home improvements, such as rendering and re-roofing, because no tenants live at their location and therefore GHA Ltd. do not include them in the Home Improvement Programme. When the funding was originally set up for these home improvements, all factored homeowners were to be included.
In many instances, these factored homeowners want to take part in the Home Improvement Programme but do not have the money to pay for said improvements. They require access to grand aided funding (not loans). You, as factor, have a duty to help these residents access grant funding for home improvements.
Many areas have received rendering and re-roofing, but properties have been left out, which can leave areas looking unsightly. If GHA Ltd. can fund the improvement of Winget Homes in Carntyne for £38m, then it can access grant funding for factored homeowners for home improvements elsewhere in the city.
In conclusion, it is important that you provide access to grand aided funding for the aforesaid GHA factored homeowners so that their homes can be refurbished to be in line with other improved properties, as otherwise Glasgow will end up having a patchwork quilt pattern which contravenes the Glasgow Plan.
Yours sincerely
S CLERKIN
Cc: Keith Brown, Housing Minister.
