Langholm Housing Survey

About This Survey

Is Langholm’s housing stock fit for purpose in the 21st century?

Do we need more homes for young people, first time buyers or those looking to accommodate a growing family?
What is available for those relocating for work, wishing to downsize or simply wishing to return to Langholm?
What type of housing do we require – assisted living, affordable or private market?
What approach would be favoured – private developer, housing association, community-led/local trust?

Working with The Stevenson Trust, South of Scotland Community Housing (SOSCH) are seeking your views on housing in Langholm.

We recognise that to keep the vitality and sustainability of our communities, housing is a key element. We all require suitable accommodation to meet our needs.

In undertaking this survey, we intend to develop an understanding of the scale and type of locally affordable housing need in Langholm.

There are a range of different types of affordable housing – each of which may be delivered at varying scales by a Registered Social Landlord (Housing Association), Community Development Trust, developer or local charitable trust.

These include:

Social rent – housing provided at affordable rent;
Mid-market rent – private rented accommodation available at levels set below market rent, aimed at people on more modest incomes;
Low cost housing for sale – this can include Shared Equity Housing, Shared Ownership or the application of a Rural Housing Burden for discounted sale below market value. This housing is aimed at those who wish to own their home, but experience barriers to accessing home ownership at market values.

More detailed information on affordable housing in Dumfries and Galloway can be found here.

This survey is conducted by SOSCH, which is a registered charity working to support communities in securing affordable, community-led housing across the south of Scotland.

By participating in this survey, you will be contributing to our understanding of the needs and demands for housing in Langholm, and helping us better understand the ongoing housing needs and challenges in Scottish communities.

We will use the results of this survey to develop a Housing Needs and Demands Assessment Report for The Stevenson Trust, which will inform their considerations for developing housing across various vacant sites owned by The Stevenson Trust including the former woollen mill site Reid & Taylor.

The survey will take around 10 minutes. Participation is completely voluntary and you can stop the survey at any time.

All survey responses are collected anonymously and will only be shared in aggregate. You will find a “please explain” prompt and text box available for many of the questions, should you require or wish to provide additional context to your answers. Please do not include personally identifying information in your responses.

The SOSCH Team will never publish or share individual data or any identifiable information. All information received through the survey will be for SOSCH internal purposes only and subject to our organisational GDPR policy.

If you have questions about the survey or community-led housing, please email meabh.weldon@sosch.org.

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