Council Housing
Perth & Kinross Council owns and manages around 7,500
residential properties for rent. These properties range from
one bedroom flats to four bedroom houses. Most of the
properties are suitable for people with general needs although
there are some sheltered properties and other types of amenity
housing. Around half of the Council's letting stock is
located in Perth itself with the remainder spread across the
Council area.
The Council is now building new houses for Council tenants for the
first time in more than 20 years. Keys have been handed over
to new tenants in Letham and Methven, and works are ongoing for a
second phase of new houses in Methven, at Friarton in Perth, Scone
and Alyth.
Council housing is allocated on the basis of need to applicants on
the Common Housing Register. Applications are assessed in
terms of the
Common Allocations Policy, vacant properties are then offered
to people assessed as being in the greatest need of
housing.
There are a range of housing options available to you beyond
Council houses, and you can explore all of these with the support
of a trained Housing Officer in a
Housing Options interview. This will include looking at the
availability of the type of housing you need in the private as well
as social sectors.
