New name for Highland-based housing group as demand for services spikes
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An organisation which helps create much-needed housing for Scottish communities has been given a new name reflecting its national role.
Communities Housing Trust (CHT) is the new title for the social enterprise formerly known as the Highland Small Communities Housing Trust (HSCHT).
Chief executive Ronnie MacRae said: “There has been a massive increase in community-led development in Scotland in recent years, which has seen a large spike in the demand for our services. Increasingly, we felt groups, particularly beyond the Highland region, were missing out because they thought we were an organisation that only supported small rural Highland communities.
“In fact, we are able to cover the whole of Scotland. We believe ‘Communities Housing Trust’ better reflects who we are and what we do and will help us continue supporting more communities.”
CHT, which also has offices in Perth and Oban and works closely with a similar trust in Dumfries and Galloway, has also seen a big increase in interest with people wanting to move to more remote areas, even before the pandemic.
“Now, with people increasingly able to work from home or remotely, we think that demand is set to grow,” Mr MacRae said.
