Our Partnership with Cairn Housing Association

In July 2018 Ancho’s tenants voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new partnership with Cairn Housing Association. 61% of tenants cast their vote in the ballot run by the Electoral Reform Service, with 94% of them voting YES! This meant that the new Cairn Housing Group could start delivering on the partnership promises.

The partnership promises in a nutshell

• Local services from the Ancho team in Irvine, with support from Cairn
• £4.5 million in additional investment in your community, with hundreds of new kitchens and other home improvements
• An affordable rent guarantee for five years, with lower rent increases than proposed by a stand-alone Ancho
• The potential to develop new affordable homes in North Ayrshire

So, what does this mean for you?
Your day-to-day tenancy services are still managed by the same Ancho team, but with additional back-office support from the Cairn Housing Group. You also continue to receive your repairs service from our partners at Rodgers and Johnston. Our colleagues at Cairn are helping with things like Finance and IT, so that our team at Ancho can dedicate more of their time to providing excellent frontline customer services and being out and about in our communities meeting with tenants.