Orkney Housing Association Ltd

Correspondence address

39A Victoria Street
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1DN

Email address

enquiries@ohal.org.uk

Phone number

01856 875253

Website

www.ohal.org.uk

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Homes and rents

At 31 March 2022 this landlord owned 824 homes.

The total rent due to this landlord for the year was £3,732,500.

The landlord increased its weekly rent on average by 3.9% from the previous year.

Average weekly rents

Size of home Number of homes owned This landlord Scottish average Difference from Scottish average
1 apartment 8 £62.30 £75.95 -18.0%
2 apartment 280 £84.22 £81.32 3.6%
3 apartment 346 £92.50 £84.18 9.9%
4 apartment 163 £98.91 £91.48 8.1%
5 apartment 27 £107.79 £100.74 7.0%

Tenant satisfaction

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

Overall service

97.1% said they were satisfied with the overall service it provided, compared to the Scottish average of 87.7%.

Keeping tenants informed

98.7% felt that this landlord was good at keeping them informed about its services and outcomes compared to the Scottish average of 91.2%.

Opportunities to participate

88.3% of tenants were satisfied with the opportunities to participate in this landlord's decision making, compared to the Scottish average of 86.8%.

Quality and maintenance of homes

Scottish Housing Quality Standard

61.8% of this landlord's homes met the Scottish Housing Quality Standard compared to the Scottish average of 72.9%.

Emergency repairs

The average time this landlord took to complete emergency repairs was 2.2 hours, compared to the Scottish average of 4.2 hours.

Non-emergency repairs

The average time this landlord took to complete emergency repairs was 13.0 days, compared to the Scottish average of 8.9 days.

Reactive repairs 'right first time'

This landlord completed 90.8% of reactive repairs 'right first time' compared to the Scottish average of 88.3%.

Repair or maintenance satisfaction

99.3% 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

95.0% of anti-social behaviour cases relating to this landlord were resolved, compared to the national average of 94.7%.

Value for money

Total rent collected

The amount of money this landlord collected for current and past rent was equal to 100.3% of the total rent it was due in the year, compared to the Scottish average of 99.3%.

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 9.5 days to re-let homes, compared to the Scottish average of 51.6 days.

Landlord details

RSL Registration Number
164
Landlord Name
Orkney Housing Association Ltd
Senior Officer
Mr Craig David Spence
Date Registered
16 Sep 1985
FCA / Company Number
2201RS
Scottish Charity Number
SC031734
Landlord type
Mainstream
Constitution Type
I&P - Charitable - General
Clients
General
Settlement
Mixed
Asset Owning
Yes
National Operator
No
Statutory Intervention
No
Systemic Importance
No
Annual Turnover
£5.40 million
Debt per unit
£20,134
Total staff employed by the RSL
30.06 (FTE)
Units partly owned
152
Registered address
39A Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DN
Correspondence address
39A Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DN

Housing stock

Housing stock (as at 31 March 2022)

Local authority area Self-contained units Non self-contained units Non self-contained bed spaces
Orkney Islands 824 0 0
Total 824 0 0
Type of provision Self-contained units Non self-contained units Non self-contained bed spaces
General 560 0 0
Sheltered 0 0 0
Very Sheltered 0 0 0
Sheltered Wheelchair 0 0 0
Amenity Housing 201 0 0
Community Alarm 0 0 0
Wheelchair 59 0 0
Ambulant Disabled 0 0 0
Other Specially Adapted 4 0 0
Total 824 0 0

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