Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) is a community-based housing association established in 1975 to provide housing and support to people in Leith and north Edinburgh.27 Its registered address is 108 Constitution Street, in Leith, Edinburgh.1011
In its first 40 years, the association invested more than £200 million and created over 2,700 affordable homes in Leith and north Edinburgh.2 Its work has included developing and managing affordable housing, with its stated commitment to continuing to build homes in these neighbourhoods.2 A local profile describes the organisation as owning and managing more than 2,700 affordable homes and notes its focus on tenant support and community wellbeing.6
PoLHA has also run TOiL, a programme supporting young people into training and employment. By 2015, it had helped more than 500 young people access further training or work over the preceding decade.2 The programme is also described as offering paid work training and placements.3
The association’s leadership has included founding chair Douglas McKay, chair Margaret O’Connor and her predecessor Jack Hunter; Keith Anderson was chief executive at the time of the 2015 anniversary.2 More recent search results identify Heather Kiteley as the group chief executive.34 Its activity is local, centred on Leith and north Edinburgh, within the City of Edinburgh in Scotland.211