Annual Rent Increase Consultation

Each year Registered Social Landlords are required to consult with their tenants on any proposed rent increase.  The rent increase for 2021/22 is due to take effect from the 1 April 2021.

In July 2018 ANCHO’s tenants voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new partnership with Cairn Housing Association. ANCHO became part of the Cairn Housing Group in November 2018 following consent from the Scottish Housing Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority.

The partnership between ANCHO and Cairn offered an affordable rent guarantee for five years, with lower rent increases than proposed by a stand-alone ANCHO.

The Rent Guarantee promised:
  • Increases based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) only for five years
  • After five years, Cairn Housing Group rent policy based on local housing allowance will be applied

CPI at September 2020 was 0.5% and in line with the Rent Guarantee the Management Board have decided to consult tenants on a 0.5% rent increase from 1 April 2021.

What does increasing rents by CPI only (0.5%) look like?​

Average rents would go up by:
  • £1.83 per month for flats/houses; and
  • 15p per month for garages
We appreciate that no increase is ever welcome, but increasing rents by 0.5% allows us to keep our promise made in the Rent Guarantee to increase rents by CPI only, deliver the good service you enjoy today, keep rents more affordable and deliver the accelerated investment commitments made in our partnership promises.
We welcome your thoughts on the proposed increase.  Your views will be reported back to the Management Board in January 2021 when they make the final decision on the rent increase that will be applied. 

Our Management Board have requested that plans be prepared on the basis of CPI only.

Please tell us what you think using the feedback form on this page, email mail@ancho.co.uk, give us a call on 01294 313121, or submit your comments in writing to:
FREEPOST, TKZ-KTUC-KLJA
Ancho Ltd
Sovereign House
Academy Road
Irvine
KA12 8RL 

Responses  should be made by Thursday, 7th January 2020.

    2021/22 Rent Increase Consultation