Another successful year, but challenges ahead We were able to have our AGM in person on 7 September for the first time in three years. Board Chair Simon Leslie said “when I spoke last year, we were all looking forward to the general lifting of restrictions. We were thinking about reopening our offices. Little did we know the effects of Omicron! So it wasn’t until this May that we reopened the doors to our office and our splendid new community space.” “We’ve been busy working with our contractors to get our services back to where they should be. We are still not quite there yet. You’ll see this reflected in the performance report sent to all our tenants recently.” “On a more positive note, it’s great to see our new build developments taking shape including north east Troon (right).” “Growing inflation is a real challenge. We have focused on managing rising costs while keeping rents as low as possible. We’ve done well over the years to minimise rent increases. You will have heard the Scottish Government’s proposals for a rent freeze. We don’t know if this will apply next April when our rents normally go up. If it does, it’s a real concern because we will have to cut back on services and planned work like kitchen and bathroom renewals.” “We’re focused on developing services which help both our tenants and the wider community as we emerge from Covid to a cost of living crisis. Working in partnership with the Riverside Community Trust and SeAscape, we secured £100,000 to work with their clients and our tenants to provide a range of support services. We also received funding for much needed fuel vouchers.” “It’s been great over the last few months to at last see the benefit of our new community space - The Local (left). It’s already been used by more than a dozen groups and advice services. We’ve had great feedback from all these groups both about the facilities and our helpful reception team.” Two new tenants have joined our Board this year. They are Suzi Williamson (right) and Marcus Tindal (far right).
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