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Are you looking to swap your home with another tenant?

Are you looking to swap your home with another tenant? Do you need some help with this? Contact your Area Services Officer and we can look at options with you, including us providing temporary free membership of the national mutual exchange agency, Homeswapper - www.homeswapper.co.uk

Read our 2021/22 Charter Report

Each year we are required to complete an Annual Return on the Charter (ARC for Short) and submit this to the Scottish Housing Regulator. As a result of that it becomes our obligation to produce this report to enable tenants and others to see how we are performing against the Charter.

This report summarises all of the statistics that the Scottish Housing Regulator publishes, we are able to compare our own performance with the Scottish average and our performance last year.

You can read the report by clicking on the download button below. We hope that this information is useful for you to benchmark our performance over time.

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Barry Allan Appointed Director of Finance

We are pleased to announce the appointment of our new Director of Finance, IT & Resources.

Barry Allan has joined Thenue to complete the Senior Management Team.

In a career spanning more than 22 years in accounting, audit and housing, Barry brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role from within both the housing and private finance sectors.

Prior to joining us, Barry was the Finance & Corporate Services Manager at Edinburgh’s Muirhouse Housing Association, spending 6 years with the organisation, including over 12 months as Interim Chief Executive.

Our Chief Executive Gary Naylor said: “We are delighted that Barry has joined Thenue. He will be a great addition to our Senior Management Team and I look forward to his input into the business as a whole. Barry’s values align well with those of the organisation and our focus on our tenants during the current economic challenges.”

Barry said: “I am excited to have joined the team at Thenue. I am looking...

ENERGY PRICE GUARANTEE

Energy bills will be capped at £2,500 a year for a typical household from 1 October 2022 for the next two winters, Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced. A £400 energy rebate will also continue to be paid as planned from October. Here's MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis' round-up. Read more

Glasgow City Council Refuse Strike Action Suspended

Although the strike action has been suspended, there will be a backlog of refuse to be collected so please dispose of your rubbish in the correct bins, as failure to do so may result in the refuse workers not uplifting them. Please contact the council with any questions, comments or complaints you have in relation to bin collections or any other council provided service.

Energy Advice

It was announced by Ofgem on Friday, that the energy default tariff change is coming into effect from the 1st of October, you may be worrying about not being able to pay your fuel bills.

If you're on a default tariff (standard tariff) and paying by direct your annual bill could now reach £3,549 a year. Or if you're a prepayment customer, this could reach £3,608.
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** ATTENTION ALL THENUE HA GAMES VILLAGE RESIDENTS**

**LD2 UPGRAGE (FIRE DETECTION UPGRADE)** Read more

Ready to Start Saving Food?

The app Too Good To Go is the free app which allows you to purchase unsold food from top eateries at the end of service, to prevent it from being thrown away. This means you get high-quality food at a great price and do some good for the planet. Read more

Glasgow Life Summer Activities

Glasgow Life are offering a variety of activities this summer from reading activities in our libraries, opportunities to explore our museums, festivals and events to sports camps. Read more

Changes at Cranhill Service Centre

News about our Cranhill Service Centre based at the Scottish Veterans, 2 Bellrock Close

As you will know we have been providing our services at the above venue for a number of years now. We would like to make you aware of a couple of changes to this service to commence Monday 13th June 2022.

We will be relocating our office from the ground level to the first floor – a lift is available should this be required.

To bring the service in line with our head office opening times, we will be there on the following times and dates every week.

Monday 10am – 12.30 Area Services
Tuesday 1.30pm – 4pm Financial Inclusion
Thurs 1.30pm – 4pm Area Services

We would like to thank you for your patience over the very difficult past couple of years and we will be happy to welcome you to our new office in the Scottish Veterans Centre.


Netherholm Service Centre

he Netherholm Service Centre re-opened for surgeries on Wednesday 1st June from 10am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm-4pm
The Area Services Staff are there each Wednesday and Income Maximisation/Financial Inclusion Staff each Thursday. Drop-in or call to make an appointment – numbers can be found on our website or call the main switchboard on 0141 5503581

Cost of Living Help From the UK Government – What You Need to Know

On May 26 the UK Government announced a substantial package of help in response to the so-called “cost of living crisis.” The aim is to relieve the pressure on household budgets – particularly as a result of soaring energy bills which are expected to rise once again in the autumn.

This package of help affects EVERYONE so we have put together an easy to understand guide for Thenue tenants and factored owners to cut through the jargon. We will have more on this subject in our next Newsletter - due later this year where we will explain further all of the developments.

Meantime this is what is happening:
Every household will receive a £400 energy grant. THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REPAID. Bill payers WILL NOT NEED to contact their energy company as the grant will be automatically applied to every household bill in October. Direct debit and credit users will have the money credited to their account, while those with pre-payment meters will have the money applied to their meter...

Spring Newsletter 2022

Our spring newsletter is now ready for you to read. Just click on the download file button below. In this issue, you can read about our new Chief Executive Gary Naylor, our new homes programme, the work of the Area Associations and much more! Read more

A Walk Down Memory Lane

Witsherface, the Citizens Theatre and Glasgow Open Door Project have produced a short film about the Barras with the help of some of our retirement housing tenants. Click the link below to see how things used to be!

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Michael Byrne appointed as our Director of Community Housing Services

WE are pleased to announce the appointment of our new Director of Community Housing Services. Michael Byrne has been chosen for the role and will take up the post at the end of this month.

Michael is well known in the housing sector having held a series of senior roles in recent years. In a career spanning more than 30 years in housing, Michael is a former Director of Housing at Tollcross Housing Association. After leaving that role in 2019, for three years he was Founder and Managing Director of ”Lived Experience Trauma Support Ltd – known as LETs – an organisation which is pivotal in helping to change workplace culture on mental health.

Prior to his Tollcross role Michael held management roles at Glasgow Housing Association and Barrhead Housing Association. Michael brings a strong customer focus to the role along with qualifications in both Housing & Urban Studies and Health & Social Care. Michael will fill the role vacated by incoming Chief Executive Gary Naylor...

There are no happy endings and endings are the saddest part. Death ends a life not a relationship.

Messages of condolences keep coming into us here at Thenue. We would like to share one in particular “I got to know her when I was on SHARE’s Executive Committee and really admired her enthusiasm and passion for achieving the best outcomes for local people. She recognised the importance of training and development for staff and committee members and was more than happy to share her wealth of experience with others. She was a formidable woman who will be greatly missed by her local community”.

Charlotte’s funeral service will be held at Bridgeton St Francis-in-the-East, 26 Queen Mary St, Glasgow G40 3BB at 12:30pm on Friday 8 April.

If you are planning to attend, in line with Scottish Government changes made on 24 February 2022, all legal restrictions have been removed including the previous requirements to isolate and exemptions in relationship to attending a funeral. Consider taking a rapid LFD test before attending the funeral to help manage the risk to yourself and...

WITH SADNESS AND DIGNITY THENUE ANNOUNCE PASSING OF CHARLOTTE LEVY

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of our stalwarts and long-standing former Board member Charlotte Levy.
Charlotte, a well known and highly respected face in the voluntary housing movement in Scotland, was first elected to our Board of Management in September 1996. Read more

Our Close Cleaning Contractor is Re-branding from 1 April 2022

From 1st April 2022 our close cleaning contractor CSM will be known as Protec FM. The company will continue to operate as normal, with the same ownership, management team and frontline staff.

Smoke Detection - Changes in Legislation

As previously reported, changes in legislation relating to smoke detection in occupied properties came into force in February 2022. Where a tenant continually refuses to allow access for essential smoke detection or electrical testing works we may have to force access to the property to complete the works. It is essential that you respond to any communication from us requesting access to carry out work within your property. If you have any questions relating to smoke detection systems or electrical testing, you can contact the Property Services Team on 0141 550 9547/9507

Veteran's Centre - Cranhill

At the request of the Veteran’s Centre in Cranhill, Thenue staff are unfortunately currently unable to provide a service from here

We will provide an update here as soon as we have a date for the service to resume.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused but staff are still available by phone and email and our office at 423 London Road is open Monday to Thursday 10am-4pm.

Health and Social Care - Have Your Say

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Thenue in Biggest Ever Energy Boost

We are stepping up our efforts to help YOU tackle the increasing costs of fuel bills. The commitment comes on the same day energy regulator OFGEM is expected to lift the “energy price cap” freeing fuel providers to send bills rocketing – especially gas.
Worryingly, worst case predictions say bills could soar by 50 per cent in the spring.

Housing associations and housing co-operatives – in the true spirit of the movement – are leading the way with ways of helping tenants withstand unprecedented energy bill pressure. At our AGM last September Chief Executive Charles Turner warned of the ‘perfect storm’ approaching led by rising energy bills, changes to Universal Credit and an impending National Insurance rise expected in April.

Since 2018, we have been supporting tenants with energy advice and like so many housing providers we are ideally placed to empower tenants to understand their energy usage. Since November 2020 Julie Broadley, our Energy Advisor – a post ...

Fire and Smoke Alarms - Changes to the Law

Did you know that the law in Scotland has changed? If you are a homeowner you are responsible for ensuring you have interlinked smoke alarms in your property from 1 February 2022. For all of the information and support to make these changes, please click on the link below Read more

Thenue Appoints New Chief Executive

We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Chief Executive. Gary Naylor – currently our Group’s Head of Community Housing – will take up his new position in the spring and succeeds Charles Turner who is retiring.

Pauline Casey, our Chair, said “I am delighted to make this announcement. After a lengthy and thorough recruitment process, Gary was the outstanding candidate, bringing a mix of experience, personal values, vision and enthusiasm to this unique post as Group Chief Executive

“We are confident he will bring additional and new skills to our team. We are looking forward to delivering our high standard of service to all customers and continuing the close working relationship we have between the Staff and the Board.”

Gary added: “I am absolutely delighted to become the next Chief Executive of Thenue and aim to build on the excellent growth and achievements delivered under Charles Turner

“I’m proud to take on this exciting opportunity and...

Your Rent - Time to Have Your Say

Please click on the 'download document' link below to read our rent review consultation for 2022/23. The aim of the document is to update and keep you informed about what is happening at your housing association, the plans for the coming year and how this affects the rent you pay.

It is really important that we listen to your thoughts on this before any final decision is made. You can let us know what you think by completing the online survey here https://forms.office.com/r/vFD3NFW9KJ , through the self-service app, by emailing rent@thenuehousing.co.uk or by calling 0141 550 3581 Read more

Winter Newsletter including Rent Review Consultation

Our winter newsletter is now ready for you to read. Just click on the download file button below. In this issue, you can read about our 3000th home, our recent AGM and have your say with our rent review consultation. Read more

Universal Credit Changes for Working Households

Universal credit work allowance will be increasing.

By 1st of December 2021 at the latest, the work allowance under Universal Credit will increase. This change will mean that working families with children or a disability, will benefit by an increase of £45 per month, amounting to £500.00 per year.

What this revision of the work allowance means is that where the amount was set at £293.00 per month it will increase to £335.00 per month, where you have housing costs (rent). Where you do not have housing costs (rent) the amount set was £515 per month, it will increase to £557 per month.

This change only affects those UC working households that have children or a disability.

In addition to this change, also to take place no later than 1st of December 2021, the Universal Credit taper rate will reduce. The rate will drop from 63% to 58%.This means that instead of 63p in every pound of any income over the work allowance, it will be 58p in every pound instead.

These...

Glasgow Bin Strike

A strike by refuse staff and street cleaners in Glasgow has begun as world leaders arrive for the COP26 climate summit.

The union GMB Scotland said its members in the city council's cleansing department would be striking for the period up to and including 8 November 2021.
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Chief Executive Charles Turner To Retire

Our Chief Executive Charles Turner has announced plans to retire. Charles – well known throughout the housing association movement - has been our Group’s Chief Executive for the last 17 years and will leave the organisation in the spring of next year. We will now begin the search for his successor who will be just the third CEO in the Association’s 43-year history.

Commenting on his departure, Charles said: “I feel very fortunate and proud to have enjoyed a highly-rewarding career in housing, spanning four decades, - most of that time working with some fantastic people in the community-controlled housing association movement.

“I’ve worked with, and still work with, some great individuals and when the time comes, I know it will be a wrench to walk away.

“Certainly, the last 20 months or so have been difficult for everyone but having helped Thenue weather the storm of the pandemic, achieve Investors in People platinum status and developed our 3,000th house, it...