25 Facts About Milnbank Housing Association

Aberdour Street

1. The Association was originally known as Glasgow Fair Housing Association.
2. The Association was registered in August 1975.
3. To date more than GBP30m has been spent on improving flats and building new accommodation.
4. The author, Jack House, attended Haghill Primary School. The school was built in 1904.
5. The Association prides itself in providing additional facilities for its residents in the form of the various clubs on offer. These include: Monday Kids Club, Parent and Toddlers Group, Angling Club, Pensioners Chat-In Club, and Bingo Club.
6. Provides a comprehensive factoring service for more than 372 owner occupiers who reside within the properties.
7. Supports the government's Care in the Community ethos by providing accommodation for leasing to agencies who have tenants with special needs.
8. Actor Rikki Fulton once resided at 110 Roebank Street.
9. The first close renovated was at 90 Coventry Drive, now known as 51 Harcourt Drive.
10. A prime aim of the Association is to provide a first class service to its residents. In an attempt to achieve this a number of services are in operation, which include window cleaning, owners not recharged for common repairs under the value of £20, backcourt maintenance, staircleaning, CCTV provision, freepost mailing service, photocopying, carpet discount.
11. The Association, in addition to the mainstream stock, has a sheltered housing development, Walpole Housing Project and manages the Circus Drive Housing Project which provides accommodation for vulnerable young females.
12. Milnbank's Management Committee is made up entirely from local residents who are elected by the shareholders at the annual AGM, plus 2 Glasgow City Council representatives.
13. The Association has mainstream tenement flats, new build flats, terraced, semi and detached houses, sheltered accommodation, housing for wheelchair users, and specially adapted accommodation.
14. The community hall is available to residents and non-residents of the Association for hire. The hire charge is extremely well priced and this facility is enjoyed by the community.
15. Community participation is actively encouraged with residents views constantly sought via Resident Satisfaction Surveys, random surveys, area meetings, close meetings. The Association has an open door policy and residents have direct access to the managers of the Association.
16. To date the Association employs 51 members of staff who implement the policies and decisions agreed by the members of the management committee.
17. Annual Gala Days are held in May whereby everyone in the community is encouraged to join in the street party activities.
18. The Association has featured in the TV programmes Taggart and City Lights and more recently on Reporting Scotland.
19. The Association provides a community alarm service for the elderly and vulnerable tenants.
20. The Association has won 2 awards for the Cathedral Square New Build Project.
21. Milnbank provides a 24 hour repair response service.
22. The Association manages a stock of over 1,000 units.
23. The office is open from 8.30am until 5.00pm Mon - Friday.
24. The office does not close for Lunch.
25. The Association, has recently been re-accredited with the Investors in People accreditation.