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If you have any housing queries, you can write or phone:
Housing and Property Services, Market Square, Wick, KW1 4AB, telephone: 01955 607712, fax: 01955 605775.
The Area Housing and Property Manager for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross is Tina Luxton. She is principally based at:
Housing and Property Services, Drummuie, Golspie, KW10 6QN, telephone 01408 635386, fax 01408 634041
Service Points in the Wick Ward are:
At all Highland Council Service Points you can:
In addition, at Wick Service Point you can contact a housing officer.
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 - 08457 002005.
Finding Housing: because we have many more households on the waiting lists than we are able to accommodate in council housing, we have developed A Guide to Housing Options, whcih gives information on the various ways of finding housing in Highland.
Homelessness: If you become homeless, please contact a housing officer to obtain advice and information. You can write or phone the Wick Housing and Property Office direct or you can ask at the Service Point 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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Regeneration of Lower Pulteneyworn
The historic area of Lower Pulteneytown on Wick’s scenic harbour front is currently the focus of a major conservation project. Following the Council’s application for Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) funding, Wick Pulteneytown was awarded £1.5million over a five year period, which was by far the largest award in Scotland. The Conservation Area includes Lower Pulteneytown, extending up to Argyle Square.
Originally designed by Thomas Telford, Lower Pulteneytown is the most complete example of his planning genius and the design was inspired by the architectural themes of Bath. Telford’s final plan dated 1811 is still held by Wick Museum and he designed Lower Pulteneytown as a self-contained fishing community, with houses and accommodation for the huge migrant population following the herring fleets. By 1830, the population numbered 2,100 and there were 240 houses and by the mid-19th century, it was the herring capital of Europe.
Other funding available in the CARS area
In addition to the Pulteneytown Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme fund referred to above, the Highland Council is encouraging individuals to improve property in the CARS area with funding available through the Council, HIE Caithness and Sutherland and Historic Scotland. For further information, please contact Mick Broad, Wick THI Project Oficer at Highland Council's Planning and Development Service, Area Office, Market Square, Wick KW1 4AB - telephone 01955 605858, e-mail: mick.broad@highland.gov.uk
New affordable housing is being developed in Wick at:
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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 Wick ward are:
Pentland Housing Association
37 - 39 Traill Street
THURSO
KW14 8EG
Tel: 01847 892507
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In the Wick Ward, Community Wardens cover the Pulteneytown area.
You can contact the Community Warden by phoning 01955 607712
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The Handy Person Scheme has been established to assist elderly people and people with disabilities retain their independence by providing people to carry 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 Wick ward, you can contact:
Pentland Housing Association
37 - 39 Trail Street
Thurso
Caithness
KW13 8AG
e-mail: pha@pentlandhousing.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 lettings areas in the Wick ward are:
- Ackergill
- Milton
- Papigoe
- Staxigoe
- Wick North
- Wick Pulteney
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The following housing associations have housing in the Wick Ward.
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There are no registered tenant groups in the Wick Ward. If you are a council tenant and would like to form a group, please contact your Housing and Property Office for advice on how to do so.
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The Wick Ward is not designated as pressured and therefore the right to buy is not suspended for council tenants who have been tenants for the necessary qualifying period.
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The Council respects the rights of Gypsy/Travellers to maintain their travelling way of life. Many Gypsy/Travellers in Highland prefer not to use the Council's camps, but set up camps on other pieces of land. We have developed a protocol in line with Scottish Executive 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 Wick Ward.
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