Anne’s story: Renting from a Housing Association

Anne’s story: Renting from a Housing Association

Upon arriving in Anne’s home from the outside, her street is noticeably peaceful and quiet, despite being located one block in from a major street filled with cafes and shops. Anne welcomes us in with a warm hug and a tour of her new place. Earlier on in life, Ann was...

Mark & Kellie’s Story: Buying through Shared Equity Scheme

Here’s the story of Mark and his family and how Housing Options Scotland (HOS) helped them find their “right house, right place”. Mark was a soldier in the Territorial Army.  In 2003, while he was serving in Iraq, he got severely injured.  Mark became blind in his...
Danny’s Story: Older person – Private renting

Danny’s Story: Older person – Private renting

Danny had been living in a two-floor property in Wales for twelve years, with his bedroom and bathroom on the top floor, and his kitchen and living room on the bottom. After having gone through several operations on his left foot, he had increasing mobility issues...
Amy’s Family: Private renting to Shared Equity Home Ownership

Amy’s Family: Private renting to Shared Equity Home Ownership

Amy is a mother of two boys: Alfie and Jack. The oldest is Alfie and he has low functioning autism. They live in a lovely Dalkeith home along with Amy’s husband/dad and Nico the cat. However, previous to living in this house they had been privately renting a flat...