To apply for housing with us please read the information below.
We have changed our process slightly for applying for housing and you will now be required to book a 30 minute telephone appointment using the link below for our staff to carry out a Housing Options telephone appointment. This appointment will discuss your current housing circumstances and explain how our application and allocation process works. This is also an ideal opportunity for you to ask any questions that you might have. If you wish to proceed in applying with us after this telephone appointment you will then be sent a link to fill in our online application form. If you have any further questions please contact us on enquiries@barrheadha.org or phone us on 0141 881 0638.
Book your Housing Options telephone appointment here – https://calendly.com/housingoptions-apps/book-now
For detailed general information on how we process your form, select our Housing Information Leaflet
IF YOU FIND YOURSELF HOMELESS
Local Authorities have a statutory duty to help anyone who finds themselves dealing with a homeless situation.
Please find below a leaflet regarding east Renfrewshire’s homelessness prevention toolkit
Out of Hours Service
Phone 0800 052 0180 if you become homeless when offices are closed. They can arrange a temporary place for you to stay. They will also arrange an homeless interview the next working day.
How they help
They may be able to:
- stop you from losing your home
- help you find somewhere else to live
- offer you somewhere to live
- contact other services who might be able to help you
They will offer you a housing interview within 2 working days. If you don’t have somewhere to stay, then they will offer you an interview that day.
Housing interview
A housing adviser will carry out interview. It should take around an hour but may take longer depending on your circumstances.
You can:
- bring a friend, relative or adviser to the interview
- ask for help if you have communication difficulties
- ask for a translation service if English isn’t your first language
- ask for a same sex officer to interview you
What happens next
They will give you a decision within 28 days. If you’ve nowhere to live, they can find you temporary accommodation while we make our decision.
Contact them
Email: housingadvice@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Phone: 0141 577 3001
ALLOCATION POLICY REVIEW
Our Policy was changed in 2019 following extensive consultation. This was due to changes contained within the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 and also do the end of the Common housing register between East Renfrewshire Council, Barrhead Housing Association and Arklet Housing Association – which ended in February 2018. A copy of our new policy can be found within the download section of this website.
If you need to Terminate your tenancy with us please click on the below link to fill in our Tenancy Termination Form
Tenancy Termination Form – https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TerminationOfTenancy
General
Barrhead Housing Association has over 940 properties throughout East Renfrewshire. The following highlights our existing property profile. We have general housing, partially adapted/amenity housing for older people and full wheelchair adapted properties. We have turnover of about 50-60 properties per year.
Please note that we are offering the majority of our void properties to East Renfrewshire Council Local Authority to ensure that they can provide much needed urgent accommodation to those who find themselves homeless through this pandemic.
1 apartments 5
2 apartments 341
3 apartments 356
4 apartments 209
5 apartments 23
Sheltered housing – 27 properties in our development on the Main Street, Barrhead. We also offer a range of leased properties for specialised housing needs and these are run by separate professional organisations.
For full details of our stock – please click stock breakdown for further details.
The report on the full review process can be found here
Further information on applying for housing within East Renfrewshire are detailed below:
Applying for Social Rented housing in East Renfrewshire [749kb]
Private Renting in East Renfrewshire [655kb]
Homeless or threatened with homelessness in East Renfrewshire [741kb]
Low-cost home ownership schemes in East Renfrewshire [642kb]
Young persons housing support service in East Renfrewshire [665kb]