Knowes Housing Association Ltd

Correspondence address

10 Field Road
Faifley
Clydebank
G81 5BX

Email address

info@knowes.org

Phone number

01389 877752

Website

https://www.knowes.org

Landlord contact form

https://knowes.org/contact-us/

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Homes and rents

At 31 March 2023 this landlord owned 1,048 homes.

The total rent due to this landlord for the year was £4,512,512.

The landlord increased its weekly rent on average by 4.9% from the previous year.

Average weekly rents

Size of home Number of homes owned This landlord Scottish average Difference from Scottish average
1 apartment - - £78.26 N/A
2 apartment 81 £73.94 £83.46 -11.4%
3 apartment 564 £79.69 £86.28 -7.6%
4 apartment 368 £88.65 £93.96 -5.7%
5 apartment 35 £105.06 £103.72 1.3%

Tenant satisfaction

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

Overall service

88.0% said they were satisfied with the overall service it provided, compared to the Scottish average of 86.7%.

Keeping tenants informed

88.7% felt that this landlord was good at keeping them informed about its services and outcomes compared to the Scottish average of 89.7%.

Opportunities to participate

84.9% of tenants were satisfied with the opportunities to participate in this landlord's decision making, compared to the Scottish average of 85.9%.

Quality and maintenance of homes

Scottish Housing Quality Standard

68.5% of this landlord's homes met the Scottish Housing Quality Standard compared to the Scottish average of 79.0%.

Emergency repairs

The average time this landlord took to complete emergency repairs was 1.9 hours, compared to the Scottish average of 4.2 hours.

Non-emergency repairs

The average time this landlord took to complete non-emergency repairs was 11.4 days, compared to the Scottish average of 8.7 days.

Reactive repairs 'right first time'

This landlord completed 90.8% of reactive repairs 'right first time' compared to the Scottish average of 87.8%.

Repair or maintenance satisfaction

76.4% of tenants who had repairs or maintenance carried out were satisfied with the service they received, compared to the Scottish average of 88.0%.

Neighbourhoods

Percentage of anti-social behaviour cases resolved

99.3% of anti-social behaviour cases relating to this landlord were resolved, compared to the national average of 94.2%.

Value for money

Total rent collected

The amount of money this landlord collected for current and past rent was equal to 99.8% of the total rent it was due in the year, compared to the Scottish average of 99.0%.

Rent not collected: empty homes

It did not collect 0.2% of rent due because homes were empty, compared to the Scottish average of 1.4%.

Re-let homes

It took an average of 8.3 days to re-let homes, compared to the Scottish average of 55.6 days.

Landlord details

RSL Registration Number
300
Landlord Name
Knowes Housing Association Ltd
Senior Officer
Ms Erica Davidson
Date Registered
1 Sep 1997
FCA / Company Number
2518RS
Scottish Charity Number
SC027466
Landlord type
Mainstream
Constitution Type
Registered Society - Charitable - Community Based
Clients
General
Settlement
Urban
Asset Owning
Yes
National Operator
No
Statutory Intervention
No
Systemic Importance
No
Annual Turnover
£4.86 million
Debt per unit
£1,223
Total staff employed by the RSL
20.80 (FTE)
Units partly owned
0
Registered address
10 Field Road, Faifley, Clydebank, G81 5BX
Correspondence address
10 Field Road, Faifley, Clydebank, G81 5BX

Housing stock

Housing stock (as at 31 March 2023)

Local authority area Self-contained units Non self-contained units Non self-contained bed spaces
West Dunbartonshire 1,048 1 6
Total 1,048 1 6
Type of provision Self-contained units Non self-contained units Non self-contained bed spaces
General 920 0 0
Sheltered 0 0 0
Very Sheltered 0 0 0
Sheltered Wheelchair 0 0 0
Amenity Housing 0 0 0
Community Alarm 0 0 0
Wheelchair 6 0 0
Ambulant Disabled 118 0 0
Other Specially Adapted 4 1 6
Total 1,048 1 6

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