Fyne Homes Update
Argyll and Bute Council · 1 November 2022
Back to Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group — 1 November 2022 and its agenda
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Bute & Cowal Area Community Planning Group As members of the Community Planning Group will know, Fyne Homes has significant housing stock across the Bute and Cowal area: Area 1apt 2apt 3apt 4apt 5apt+ Total Bute 26 233 212 35 16 522 Cowal 0 203 158 40 10 411 Fyne Homes AGM was held on 21st October and James McMillan was re-elected as Chair, with Shirley MacLeod re-elected as Vice Chair of the Association. The Association’s Annual Report is now published and available at AnnRep2022 FinalFinal.pub (fynehomes.org.uk). The report advises on key data regarding outputs for the Association in the financial year 2021/22. Lettings: In 2021/22 we let 155 properties representing a 9.5% turnover in stock, which was similar to the previous year. We also facilitated 4 mutual exchanges. Our highest turnover area was in Bute at 11%, and our one and two bedroom properties represented 97% of all those properties relet: Bedsit 1 bed 2 bed 3 bed 4 bed Total Bute 1 35 18 1 1 56 Cowal 0 25 14 1 0 40 Maintenance: 2021/22 saw our Technical Services Team working extremely hard to reschedule the backlog of non-essential repairs following the Covid 19 Pandemic. Spent £ 3,366,429 maintaining and upgrading the housing stock Issued 3679 works orders Factored 294 owner’s properties Fyne Homes spent £3,366,429 maintaining and upgrading its housing stock. Total Spend Reactive £1,128,818 Planned/Cyclical £559,129
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Capital Improvements £1,678,482 Total £3,366,429 Capital improvement works involve the replacement or improvement of components within our properties. 2021/22 saw a step up in the volume of Capital Investment works programmed from the previous year due to lockdown and Covid restrictions. Bute Window Replacements to 23 properties. Rewire & Bathroom Replacements to 6 properties. Cowal Kitchen Replacements, Central Heating & Rewiring to 25 properties Fyne Futures Fyne Homes recognise the benefits for supporting employment and training initiatives for our communities. Investing in Communities funding from Scottish Government has enabled us to develop and deliver an employment training programme, which supports waged employment placements for those previously unemployed, as well as supporting local organisations to deliver a range of local services. Local social enterprise Inspiralba lead this activity for us, working with a range of local community based organisations, including; South Kintyre Development Trust, Calums Cabin, Dunoon Burgh Hall, Shopperaide, Wee Toon Environmental Solutions and Kintyre Recycling. Our employment and training activity has supported 20 waged employability placements from April 2021 – March 2022. Feedback from participants and employing organisations is very positive with 17 of the 20 participants who have completed their placements progressing to longer term employability or training. Re-Style Furniture Project 32,529 kilograms of resources diverted from landfill 20,800 kilograms of textiles exported for reuse 11,729 kilograms of household items contributing to Bute’s circular economy Car Bute From May 2021 – February 2022 A shared resource for our community 96 journeys 8301 miles
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Bike Bute A new option for low carbon travel 481 journeys 12,236.4 miles Bute Produce From May 2021 – March 2022 21 young people supported with skills development 7,605 lbs (3,449 kg) of local produce 13,782 portions of veggies, fruit & herbs 1521 green boxes delivered Fyne Energy 3 Wind Turbines situated in Glenbarr Profits are distributed between Fyne Homes, Fyne Futures and the Community of Glenbarr Iona MacPhail Chief Executive Fyne Homes Ltd 81 Victoria Street Rothesay Isle of Bute PA20 0AP Tel: 0345 6077117 www.fynehomes.org.uk