HOW TO APPLY

Anyone who is 16 years old and over may apply for a house by completing a Highland Housing Register Application Form which is available from our office. Click here to see a sample Application Form. However, if you have come to Britain from abroad, it is possible that we will NOT be able to accept an application from you.

The Association is one of six main providers of rented accommodation in the Highlands who have joined forces to make it easier for applicants on housing lists to access housing. The Highland Council, together with the five Housing Associations operating in the Highlands - Albyn, Cairn, Lochalsh & Skye, Lochaber and Pentland - have produced a single Housing Register. This means that people who want to be housed by the partners in the Highland Housing Register in the Highlands will only have to fill in a single form. Previously, applicants had to complete separate Housing Applications for each landlord. Click here to link to The Highland Council website to see more details on the Highland Housing Register.

To complete a Highland Housing Register Application Form, please contact this Association or any other partner landlord. Click here for contact details of the partner Housing Associations.

In addition to the main partners, 5 other landlords (who have some housing in the Highlands), will participate in the Highland Housing Register in that they will ask us to put forward applicants for some of their vacancies in the Highlands. Click here for contact details for these 5 landlords. Much of their housing stock is for particular groups of people, for example, elderly people. However, of these 5 Associations, Trust, Hanover and Link also have their own housing lists and you can apply to them direct.

Priority is given to people with high levels of housing need and this is assessed in accordance with the Highland Housing Register's Allocations Policy. Click here to see the Allocations Policy.

When you submit your Form to us, it will be assessed and you will be awarded points in accordance with the information you have provided. The number of points you score will determine your priority on the housing list. We will advise you of your points entitlement within 21 days of receiving your Form. If you previously had an application with The Highland Council, you will notice that your application with the Highland Housing Register does not reflect waiting time. This is because the Highland Housing Register Allocation Policy is purely housing-needs based. This means that the applicant with the highest assessed housing need when a property is available for let will be offered the property.

The length of time you may have to wait to be housed will depend not only on your points total but also on the availability of suitable accommodation for you in the locations you have chosen to live in and the number of other applicants on the list.

What if I am Homeless?

If you are homeless, or threatened by homelessness, you should contact The Highland Council straight away. They can give you advice and may be able to prevent you from becoming homeless.

You can also get free impartial and confidential advice from the Citizens' Advice Bureau, or from Shelterline. Please click here to see details of how to get in touch with these organisations.

If you would like details of our New Supply (Shared Equity) Scheme Application Form, please click here.

The Association is registered with The Scottish Housing Regulator as a Registered Social Landlord (No. 324) and with the Financial Services Authority (No. 2132RS).
The Association is a Scottish Charity No.SC038019