The following items are usually included in these annual contracts:

Gas fires and central heating system annual service
Electrics within our houses
Lifts and pumps in multi-storey buildings
Communal laundry equipment.
Landscaped areas where Linstone is responsible for organising the maintenance

In addition, we have an on-going programme of investment in our stock.

In the period April 2006 to March 2007, we are planning the following:

Installation of central heating at the following addresses:

Kintyre Ave, Linwood
Arran Place, Linwood
Athol Place, Linwood
Carradale Place, Linwood
Clippens Rd, Linwood
Montclair Place, Linwood
Moray Place, Linwood
Montrose Place, Linwood
Woodford Place, Linwood
Laburnum Place, Johnstone
Acacia Place, Johnstone
Juniper Place, Johnstone
Corseford Ave, Johnstone
Tower Rd, Johnstone
Larch Place, Johnstone
Chestnut Place, Johnstone

Installation of double glazing at the following addresses:

58 & 60 Beith Rd, Johnstone
61 & 62 Tannahill, Johnstone
26, 28, 30 Ellerslie
13 Thornbrae, Johnstone
7 Roundhill Rd, Elderslie
113 & 115 Kintyre Ave
Kirklandneuk, Renfrew
Ness Rd, Renfrew
Venacher Rd, Renfrew
Newton St, Paisley
2-32 Lismore Drive, Linwood
25-55 Pentland Ave, Linwood
80-110 Stirling Drive, Linwood
9-25 Vernon Drive, Linwood
9-25 Wilson Ave, Linwood
34-49 Vernon Drive, Linwood

Gutter cleaning contracts are also being organised for all three storey properties throughout our stock.

A tenant consultation process was carried out in the autumn of 2004. The purpose of this was to give every tenant the opportunity to tell Linstone what their priority was for the next round of investment in their homes. The feedback that we received will influence the decisions we make on future investment. The final programme will also be influenced by the availability of funding and the findings from our Technical staff on the condition of the stock.

During 2006/07 we appointed a new Technical Services Director.  As the Association is about to reach completion of our promise to ensure all properties were double glazed and had central heating, it was now an appropriate time to undertake a review of our future priorities.  Our Technical Staff are conducting stock condition surveys in our properties to determine future requirements.  A new programme of contracts for forthcoming years should be produced in consultation with residents by the end of 2006.