Viewpoint Housing Association Ltd

Correspondence address

4 South Oswald Road
Edinburgh
EH9 2HG

Email address

admin@viewpoint.org.uk

Phone number

0131 668 4247

Website

https://www.viewpoint.org.uk

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Homes and rents

At 31 March 2024 this landlord owned 1,309 homes.

The total rent due to this landlord for the year was £8,218,346.

The landlord increased its weekly rent on average by 6.7% from the previous year.

Average weekly rents

Size of home Number of homes owned This landlord Scottish average Difference from Scottish average
1 apartment 80 £112.22 £82.24 36.5%
2 apartment 967 £131.08 £87.87 49.2%
3 apartment 243 £132.82 £90.29 47.1%
4 apartment 19 £175.23 £98.30 78.3%
5 apartment - - £108.29 N/A

Tenant satisfaction

Of the tenants who responded to this landlord's most recent satisfaction survey:

Overall service

78.6% said they were satisfied with the overall service it provided, compared to the Scottish average of 86.5%.

Keeping tenants informed

80.2% felt that this landlord was good at keeping them informed about its services and outcomes compared to the Scottish average of 90.5%.

Opportunities to participate

66.4% of tenants were satisfied with the opportunities to participate in this landlord's decision making, compared to the Scottish average of 87.7%.

Quality and maintenance of homes

Scottish Housing Quality Standard

98.7% of this landlord's homes met the Scottish Housing Quality Standard compared to the Scottish average of 84.4%.

Emergency repairs

The average time this landlord took to complete emergency repairs was 1.5 hours, compared to the Scottish average of 4.0 hours.

Non-emergency repairs

The average time this landlord took to complete non-emergency repairs was 3.6 days, compared to the Scottish average of 9.0 days.

Reactive repairs 'right first time'

This landlord completed 93.8% of reactive repairs 'right first time' compared to the Scottish average of 88.4%.

Repair or maintenance satisfaction

86.3% of tenants who had repairs or maintenance carried out were satisfied with the service they received, compared to the Scottish average of 87.3%.

Neighbourhoods

Percentage of anti-social behaviour cases resolved

100.0% of anti-social behaviour cases relating to this landlord were resolved, compared to the national average of 94.3%.

Value for money

Total rent collected

The amount of money this landlord collected for current and past rent was equal to 99.5% of the total rent it was due in the year, compared to the Scottish average of 99.4%.

Rent not collected: empty homes

It did not collect 2.0% of rent due because homes were empty, compared to the Scottish average of 1.4%.

Re-let homes

It took an average of 84.6 days to re-let homes, compared to the Scottish average of 56.7 days.

Landlord details

RSL Registration Number
199
Landlord Name
Viewpoint Housing Association Ltd
Senior Officer
Mrs Jean Gray
Date Registered
8 Dec 1975
FCA / Company Number
1228RS
Scottish Charity Number
SC005619
Landlord type
Mainstream
Constitution Type
Registered Society - Charitable - General
Clients
Supported
Settlement
Urban
Asset Owning
Yes
National Operator
No
Statutory Intervention
No
Systemic Importance
No
Annual Turnover
£18.82 million
Debt per unit
£4,932
Total staff employed by the RSL
213.70 (FTE)
Units partly owned
26
Registered address
4 South Oswald Road, Edinburgh, EH9 2HG
Correspondence address
4 South Oswald Road, Edinburgh, EH9 2HG

Housing stock

Housing stock (as at 31 March 2024)

Local authority area Self-contained units Non self-contained units Non self-contained bed spaces
Fife 138 1 0
Midlothian 34 0 0
City of Edinburgh 1,111 3 0
East Lothian 26 0 0
Total 1,309 4 0
Type of provision Self-contained units Non self-contained units Non self-contained bed spaces
General 242 1 0
Sheltered 730 0 0
Very Sheltered 20 0 0
Sheltered Wheelchair 0 0 0
Amenity Housing 317 0 0
Community Alarm 0 0 0
Wheelchair 0 0 0
Ambulant Disabled 0 0 0
Other Specially Adapted 0 3 0
Total 1,309 4 0

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