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If you have any queries about housing, you can write or phone:
Housing and Property Services, Drummuie, Golspie, KW10 6QN, telephone 01408 635386, fax 01408 634041.
The North Area Housing and Property Manager is Tina Luxton.
She is principally based at the Drummuie office above.
Service Points in the North, West and Central Sutherland Ward are:
At all Highland Council Service Points, you can:
- apply for council housing
- pay your council house rent
- report a housing repair, if you are a council tenant
If you are a council tenant and have an emergency repair to report outside office hours which are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, you can phone the emergency housing number - 0845 7002005
If you become homeless, please contact a housing officer to obtain advice and information. You can phone or write to the Dornoch Housing and Property Office direct or you can ask at the Service Points above to be put in contact with a housing officer. If you become homeless outside office hours, please phone the emergency housing number - 08457 002005 so that the standby officer can help you access emergency accommodation.
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The Care and Repair scheme offers free and confidential information and advice to older people and people with a disability who are homeowners or private tenants, to enable them to improve, repair or adapt their homes.
The Care and Repair agents for the North, West and Central Sutherland ward are:
ILM Highland
c/o Highland Council Service Point
Main Street
LAIRG
IV27 4DB
Tel: 01549 402679
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Much of the north and central part of this ward are high priority areas for crofting schemes. The rest is designated as standard.
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The Handy Person Scheme has been established to assist elderly people and people with disabilities retain their independence by carrying out a wide range of minor household repairs which are too small for a tradesperson and which are of a one-off kind.
It is mainly aimed at owner occupiers, although with the landlord’s permission repairs can be carried out on rented properties.
In the North, West and Central Sutherland Ward, you can contact:
ILM Highland
c/o Highland Council Service Point
Main Street
Lairg
Sutherland
IV27 4DB
Tel: 01549 402679
e-mail: suthcare@ilmhighland.co.uk
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Look at the Ward Statistics page to obtain information on the total number of households and the number of council houses in the ward.
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The council house lettings areas in the North, West and Central Sutherland ward are:
- Althaharra
- Ardgay
- Bettyhill
- Bonar Bridge
- Drumbeg
- Durness
- Inveran
- Kylesku
- Lairg
- Lochinver
- Melness
- Melvich
- Oykel Bridge
- Rhiconich
- Rosehall
- Scourie
- Skerray
- Stoer
- Strathy
- Tongue
- Kinlochbervie
- Portskerra
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- Albyn Housing Society has general needs housing in Bettyhill, Durness, Kinlochbervie, Lochinver, Rosehall and Talmine.
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There are currently no registered tenant groups in the North, West and Central Sutherland Ward. If you are a council tenant and would like to form a group, please contact the Dornoch Housing and Property Office for information on how to go about this.
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The North, West and Central Sutherland Ward is covered by "Pressured Area Status". This means that council tenants who started a new tenancy on or after 30 September 2002 have their right to buy suspended. This will last whilst the ward continues to be a pressured area.
| More information on the Right to Buy.
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In the North, West and Central Sutherland Ward, the Council has sheltered housing schemes in Melness, Melvich and Lairg
There is also some housing association sheltered and special needs housing.
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The Council respects the rights of Gypsy/Travellers to maintain their travelling way of life. There are 4 sites in Highland, owned by the Council, which provide accommodation and related services for Gypsy/Travellers. We recognise that sometimes Gypsy/Travellers camp on other land. We have developed a protocol in line with Scottish Government guidelines that we will follow when responding to unauthorised camping by Gypsy/Travellers.
Housing and Property staff will respond to unauthorised camping on council land in the North, West and Central Sutherland Ward.
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