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| Tenants vote for housing transfer | Tenants vote for housing transfer |
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| Tenants in Inverclyde have voted overwhelmingly in favour of housing stock transfer. | Tenants in Inverclyde have voted overwhelmingly in favour of housing stock transfer. |
| Of those who took part in the ballot, 71% agreed to switch from local authority to community control. | Of those who took part in the ballot, 71% agreed to switch from local authority to community control. |
| Tenants in the Highlands, Stirling, Edinburgh and Renfrewshire rejected transfer proposals in the last four ballots to be held in Scotland. | Tenants in the Highlands, Stirling, Edinburgh and Renfrewshire rejected transfer proposals in the last four ballots to be held in Scotland. |
| Communities Minister Malcolm Chisholm said the vote would unlock £50m of investment in homes in Inverclyde. | |
| "I am delighted at this landmark decision by Inverclyde tenants," he said. | |
| "It will see thousands of local people and their families benefit from £50m of new investment which will improve and upgrade their homes." | |
| He said 1,000 new affordable homes would be made available for rent. | |
| "This is a brilliant result for tenants and a huge step forward for the regeneration of Inverclyde," he added. |