Link Group Ltd and the City of Edinburgh Council have been shortlisted for the ‘Partnership of the Year Award’ at the UK Housing Awards 2012 for their work on the Edinburgh Private Sector Leasing (PSL) scheme.
The Edinburgh PSL scheme offers long term contracts to private landlords whose properties are then let by the Council to people who are homeless and in housing need. In the 17 months Link and the Council have been working together, the partnership has provided access to private rented accommodation for 800 homeless people.
June Brown, Link Private Sector Leasing Manager, said: “I am delighted with the successful partnership working between Link and City of Edinburgh Council – together we have made a difference to people’s lives by providing safe, warm and secure homes.”
Graham Kitching, Assessment, Homelessness and Support Manager for the City of Edinburgh Council confirms “this working partnership has prioritised access to housing and delivers a high standard of service designed to meet the specific needs of our customers”.
Launched in 1997, the UK Housing Awards reward excellence and innovation in the delivery of housing services to organisation across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The awards ceremony takes place on Wednesday 27 June 2012 at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London.
