Our customer service

We aim to provide excellent standards of service to all of our customers.  You can find out more about what standards to expect in our ‘Service Standards’ leaflet.

We also want to know if we fail to live up to the promises we make about our services.  You can find out more about how to let us know in our ‘Complaints’ leaflet.  You can also contact us to make a complaint or give us feedback.

Working in our communities

It is our aim to create communities where people really want to live.  As well as maintaining and investing in our housing, we do this through a our wider community projects. Our Wider Role activities were first established in 2007.  Today, they consist of the following:

Handyman/Helping Hands
We also offer a Handyman service (which is chargeable) and a free Helping Hands service for older or disabled ANCHO tenants.  You can find our more in our ‘Handyman and Helping Hands’ leaflet. ​

 Small Steps Project
The Small Steps Project was established in 2015.  The project aims to increase confidence and self-esteem by delivering holistic and bespoke assistance to customers such as one-to-one and group counselling sessions to reduce levels of loneliness, depression and isolation.

Lock-up garages

As well as offering houses for rent, we also offer lock-up garages.  To find out more about where these are and how to apply, look at our ‘Lock-up Garages’ leaflet. 

​Our Membership and Governance

ANCHO is a membership organisation, and we are governed by a Management Board elected by our Members.

To find out more about membership and how to apply, have a look at our ‘Membership’ leaflet.

Our ‘Management Board’ leaflet tells you more about the work Board Members do and how you can become a Board Member.  Below are details of our current Management Board members

Chairperson:
Mary Black

Vice Chairperson:
​Bill Finlay 

Secretary:
Jason MacGilp​

Board members:
Colin Love
Etta Mounce
Kelly Arrol
Leanne Stirling
Michael Allan
Michael Donnelly 
Nigel Fortnum
Ruth Burley
Steven Travers
Zoe Brawn

Our Staff

​Governance Support & Leadership

• Group Chief Executive:
  Jason MacGilp
• Head of Service
  ​​Keith Henderson​​

Asset Management

• Asset Manager:
  Paul Andrews
• Asset Officer:
  Scott Cunningham​
• Estate Caretakers:
  Alan Prentice (Joiner)
  Keith Wenban

​Customer Services​

• Housing Officers:
  Katrina McLennan
  Lorna Scott
  ​Marie Lawrie
• Welfare Benefits Advisor/ Community Support Worker:
  Louise Young
• Customer Services Advisers:
  Anne Hughes (Temporary)
  Celine Turner
  ​Helen Currie
  Sarah Hamilton
  

Involving our customers

We aim to offer opportunities for our customers to get involved in the work we do.  To find out more, see our ‘Involving our Customers’ leaflet. 

Vacancies

​We are currently seeking additional Management Board Members at the present time.  If you would be interested, please contact us.

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) gives everyone a right of access to information held by Scottish public authorities. Cairn Housing Group (Cairn Housing Association and its RSL subsidiary ANCHO Ltd) have been designated as Scottish Public Authorities under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Cairn Homes and Services Ltd (trading as Cairn Living) is a commercial subsidiary of Cairn Housing Group not currently subject to the terms of the Act but some information relating to Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIR’s) may apply.

The aim of the Act is to increase openness and transparency by allowing people to access information about how decisions are taken and how public services are delivered.  For further information, please visist the Freedom of Information page.