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THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Empty Homes Loan Fund 2012/13 – 2013/14
Application Form
Empty Homes Loan Fund
Application Summary
Please provide summary information on your bid here:
Name of lead bidding organisation
Name of project and (where known)
addresses of the empty homes
Local authority area(s) in which
properties will be brought back into
use
Number of units the project is seeking
to bring back into use
Amount of Scottish Government loan
funding the bid is seeking
Intended use of the properties post- Social Rent
renovation: Intermediate rent
(please mark an X next to all which
Private sector leasing
apply – where there will be more than
one type of affordable housing, Shared equity
indicate the number of units of each
type alongside the X)
How many years will the properties
be available as affordable housing
for?
Are you targeting urban or rural Urban/small towns
properties? Any settlement of less Rural
than 3,000 inhabitants can be Both
described as rural (please mark an X
Not yet sure
alongside the relevant answer)
If the properties have already been
identified, how long have they been
unoccupied for?
If the properties have been identified, YES / NO
has any public sector funding been If yes, please provide details (type of funding, how
provided to support the construction much and when).
or works on any of the properties?
By what date are renovation works
expected to be completed?
By what date will the Scottish
Government funding be repaid in full?
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Empty Homes Loan Fund 2012/13 – 2013/14
Application Form
Section A: General Information
This section asks for core information about who is bidding and the nature of the
proposal that is being submitted
1 Name of bidding Please provide the organisation’s full legal name (for joint bids,
organisation (for joint bids, please provide name of the lead contact bidder)
please name a lead bidder)
2 Full address Please indicate whether or not this is the Registered Office, and
provide the Registered Office address as well if this is different
3 Contact details Please provide detailed contact information for a named individual
in the lead bidding organisation
Name:
Address (if not the same as question 2)
Tel no:
e-mail address:
4 What type of organisation (a) Registered Social Landlord
are you? (b) Local Authority
(c) Private developer/landlord
(d) Charity
(e) Other
Please describe what sort of organisation you are and tick as
many boxes as apply. If (e) applies, please provide a full
description of your organisation type below
5 Please provide any If you are registered, e.g. with OSCR or Companies House, please
registration numbers that detail which body/ies you are registered with and supply all
apply to you registration numbers
6 Are you bidding as part of a a) Yes – please answer questions 7 and 8
consortia or other form of
partnership arrangement? b) No – please move directly to question 9
7 Who are your partners and Please provide full names and addresses of any partner
what sort of bodies are they? organisation(s) and state what sort of body they are.
8 What is the nature of your Please describe the nature of the relationships and the form of
partnership/arrangement agreement which governs the arrangement. A separate diagram
may be helpful. If you have explained this in a proposal document
please indicate which page or section in which the information
can be located.
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Application Form
9 Are you content for your bid Yes
documentation to be shared No
with the relevant Council(s)
so they can provide views on
the bid?
10 Please provide a brief
description (no more than
300 words) of your project
and how it would operate
11 If your proposal involves the
refurbishment of houses for
rent or private sector leasing,
please provide information
on proposed rent levels for
each home, number of
bedrooms, assumed annual
rent increases and the year
that the rent is based upon
e.g. current year or year of
completion.
12 If the homes will be sold on a
shared equity basis, please
indicate the proposed sale
prices for each home or
home type.
13 What is the total cost of the This includes the total capital costs for the refurbishment of the
whole project for which you properties and any other e.g. start up or management costs (note
are bidding? – this should be the combined total of your answers to questions
14,15 and 17)
Total: £
14 What is the TOTAL financial Total: £
support that you are applying
for from the Scottish
Government from this fund?
15 What is the TOTAL amount Source(s):
of financial support or other
resources you are applying Total: £
for from other public sector
organisations as part of Has this funding been committed by this organisation(s)?
making this project work?
16 As the funding will be in the 2014/15 2019/20
form of a loan, please set out 2015/16 2020/21
the repayment profile (at 2016/17 2021/22
least 60% of the funding 2017/18 2022/23
must be repaid by 2019/20): 2018/19 2023/24
17 What financial and staff Please detail and explain all sources and provide a total figure for
resources will you or your the contribution you intend to make. Examples could include
partner organisations be property that you already own, cash reserves or private
contributing to this project? borrowing.
Total: £
Comprising:
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Application Form
18 Please provide a brief Please provide this below. It should evidence your skills and
summary of the most recent experience in delivering housing and related projects.
and relevant housing
projects that you (or other
bidding partners) have been
involved in.
19 What equalities issues have Please outline (or refer to where this can be found within a
you identified and how will detailed proposal document) your assessment of equalities, how
you ensure that equality of equalities are expected to impact on and enhance your proposal,
opportunity is delivered and how you are planning to ensure that all duties and good
through your project? practice in relation to equalities will be discharged.
20 Have you received from any Local authorities or other public sector bodies do not need to answer
public body since 2010/11 or this question
do you expect to receive in
this or future years any Yes / No
public subsidy that has been
classed as “de minimis” state If “Yes” please detail amounts and dates received
aid funding (see guidance
notes on state aid for further
information)?
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Empty Homes Loan Fund 2012/13 – 2013/14
Application Form
SECTION B: Risk
This section is about how the project will be managed and controlled, as well
as how it will be funded and delivered
1 Please confirm you have Evidence that you understand the risks inherent in the project you are
carried out a bidding for - financial and non-financial – is a key element in
comprehensive risk assessment of your bid.
assessment, that the
results of this have been a) Yes – and a copy of this is provided with the application or it
fully documented in a risk can be found within the proposal document (please confirm where
register and underpin your this can be found).
proposals and financial
modelling. b) No
2 (For public sector bodies a) Yes
or RSLs) please confirm
that any procurement you, b) No – we are still working this out
or any of your partner
organisations will c) N/A to this application
undertake as part of this
project will comply with EU
procurement regulations
3 Proposed start dates for
the refurbishment(s) to
commence (where this will
vary for different homes,
indicate each start date)
4 Expected completion date
for each of the
refurbishments (if homes
have not yet been
identified or loan funding
to owners will be recycled,
please provide a best
estimate of cycles of
completions)
5 Please explain the Please provide details in relation to all empty home refurbishment
ownership arrangements activity that you intend to undertake with the assistance of this Fund
for the homes
a) Properties are already owned by you / partner bidders
b) Properties are going to be purchased by you / your partners as part
of the project (please indicate when this is going to be undertaken)
c) You intend to use the funds to provide loans to owners to undertake
refurbishment and will not seek title for the homes
6 Do you require any a) Yes
planning permission If yes, please provide details of what is required and expected
and/or building warrants timescales for securing these consents.
for your project? b) No
7 Please indicate the Where this is covered in a separate proposal document, please
renovation works which indicate here where this information can be found.
are required, how you
have arrived at your
estimates for the cost of
the renovation works and
any other significant
project costs?
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Application Form
8 Please indicate who will be Where this is covered in a separate proposal document, please
responsible for indicate here where this information can be found.
management of the homes
and (where applicable)
your anticipated
management,
maintenance and any
other administrative
running costs once the
homes are completed and
your assumptions about
how these are likely to
increase during the term of
the loan.
9 Please provide details of Where this is covered in a separate proposal document, please
any other relevant legal, indicate here where this information can be found.
regulatory, technical or
financial management
work which needs to be
undertaken in order to
allow your project to move
forward.
SECTION C: Strategic Fit
This section is about how well the proposed project meets overall housing need and
priorities, as identified by local authorities
1 Do your proposals fit with a) Yes – provide contact details for the local authority housing official
the local authority’s Local you have consulted about your proposals
Housing Strategy and
housing need and demand b) No
assessments for the area?
Please mark a X next to the c) Don’t know/not yet confirmed
applicable answer and add
any relevant comments
2 Please indicate what types
of groups of tenants/buyers
the refurbished homes will
be targeted at and how
tenants/ buyers will be
selected.
3 If your bid does not identify Where this is covered in a separate proposal document, please
specific homes, please indicate here where this information can be found.
indicate what work you
have done to identify a)
that sufficient empty home
owners are likely to want to
participate in the project
and b) that these homes
are likely to meet an
identified housing need.
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Empty Homes Loan Fund 2012/13 – 2013/14
Application Form
SECTION D: Quality and sustainability
This section is about the quality of housing to be provided, and how well the
proposed project helps to ensure stronger and more sustainable
communities.
This section is relevant for all applicants – if certain questions do not apply to
you, please use the “not applicable” option.
1 Where a building a) Not applicable
warrant will be required,
which Building b) 2010
Regulations will apply to
the homes you are c) 2011
proposing to renovate?
d) Other – please specify
2 What other quality a) Not applicable
standards will be
specified for and apply b) Section 7, Silver Level, of the 2011 Building Regulations in
to the homes you intend respect of both carbon dioxide emissions and energy for space
to renovate? Where it heating
is not possible or
practical to meet these c) Code for Sustainable Homes
standards due to the
existing design of the d) Eco Homes – which level?
homes, you can provide
details under ‘other’ of e) Housing for Varying Needs
any works you plan to
undertake to improve f) Other – please explain below
the quality and/or
energy efficiency of the
homes.
3 Do you intend to Yes / No
incorporate any
renewable energy If yes, please provide details
technologies as part of
your renovation?
4 What wider economic If applicable, please outline what these are expected to be (e.g.
and social benefits will opportunities for apprenticeships or other jobs), how they will be
your proposal deliver? secured and the benefits they are intended to bring to the wider
community.
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Empty Homes Loan Fund 2012/13 – 2013/14
Application Form
SECTION E: Value for Money
The information here will be used to assess value for money
If you are also submitting a detailed prospectus, please insert references
to the relevant sections and pages where the information requested can be
found.
1 Please provide a Where this is covered in a separate proposal document or
detailed breakdown of spreadsheet, please indicate here where this information can be
the total costs of the found.
project and when costs
are expected to be Total cost -
incurred (as identified in Breakdown of costs -
question 13 in Section
A)
2 Please indicate (as far Where this is covered in a separate proposal document, please
as is known) for each indicate here where this information can be found.
type of affordable
housing you propose to
provide and each
location:
How many of the
units are houses
and how many are
flats
The range of
apartment sizes to
be provided (or
number of
bedrooms) and
gross internal floor
area by type of unit
SECTION F: Innovation
This section is your opportunity to outline the innovative features of your
proposal. It is relevant for all applicants
Please provide a short statement of not more than 300 words which explains
your project’s intended outcomes in terms of new approaches to the funding
and delivery of affordable housing and how Scottish Government support will
enable you to achieve your objectives
If you have set this out in a separate proposal document, please reference the
pages where it can be found
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