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Overview of Link
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The Link group of housing, support and regeneration companies offers a wide range of services to 10,000 families and individuals
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Link operates primarily in Scotland's central belt
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Link builds or improves 150 homes each year for rent or low cost home ownership
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Around £90 million will be invested in completing 750 new or improved homes within the next five years.
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Homes for rent
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Link manages and maintains a stock of 6,100 homes for rent
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This includes sheltered housing in 12 locations across central Scotland
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Link also owns almost 500 shared ownership properties
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It provides factoring services to the sharing owners and to 540 other owners in its mixed tenure estates.
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Link’s housing and maintenance officers spend up to 80% of their time out on estates visiting tenants
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The Link Housing Association Customer Service Centre (CSC) serves tenants and sharing owners, dealing with customer enquiries, repair requests, billing and income collection services.
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The CSC handles 2200 calls every week
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Link’s subsidiary Larkfield Housing Association in Greenock owns and manages a stock of 402 properties
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Larkfield provides management services to nearly 550 owner occupiers
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Larkfield also provides housing management to 237 Link tenants in Port Glasgow
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Link's newest subsidiary is Horizon Housing Association owns more than 700 properties which meet the needs of disabled people
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Helping aspiring homeowners
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Link builds 150 new homes every year for rent and affordable ownership
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New homes are made available for outright sale, shared ownership and sale through the Scottish Government’s New Supply Shared Equity Scheme
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Link also runs the LIFT Open Market Shared Equity Scheme (OMSEP) in 25 of Scotland’s 32 local authority areas
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Community regeneration
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Link delivers a diverse range of regeneration projects aimed at encouraging social and financial inclusion
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The Link Advice Team offers money and welfare advice to tenants and sharing owners
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During 2008/09 the Advice Team team dealt with more than 1500 clients, sourcing benefit income of £565,000 and dealing with £440,000 of debt
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Support services
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