Highlands Small Communities Housing Trust (HSCHT)

The Highlands Small Communities Housing Trust (HSCHT) is a registered charity set up in 1998 to help rural communities secure long term solutions to their localhousing needs. As rural housing enablers they have made affordable rural homes a reality for local households and communities across the length and breadth of the Highlands. They represent a wide range of interests including communities, local government, landowners, crofters and housing associations. By helping rural communities better understand, present and ultimately meet their needs for additional affordable housing they play an important role in actively supporting their long term viability. They receive funding from a variety of sources including the Scottish Government and various charitable trusts and foundations in addition to the own income from housing development work and other fee-earning business activities.