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Festive Closure Dates

11 Dec 2024

We will be closed from 12:30pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen at 9am on Friday 3 January 2025.
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Visiting Our Head Office

11 Dec 2024

From 3 January 2025 our Head Office reception opening hours will change slightly.
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Get Ready for Winter

11 Dec 2024

Be prepared for the cold weather whenever it shows up, and make sure that you avoid frozen or burst pipes this winter. It’s always a good idea to have a small portable heater in your home for emergencies, in case you suffer a heating system breakdown. We will attend to breakdowns as soon as possible but if it happens in the middle of a winter storm, you might have to wait longer than normal.
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Winter Road Maintenance

11 Dec 2024

While we don’t own any roads (even if we own all the homes on a street, the roads are still adopted by East Lothian Council), we want to make sure our tenants know what to expect when it comes to winter road maintenance.
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New Year’s Resolutions?

11 Dec 2024

If you’ve resolved to get your finances in tip-top shape in 2025, our Money & Home Energy Adviser, Andrew can help with budgeting, benefit applications, energy efficiency advice and more.
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Bin Collections over the Festive Period

11 Dec 2024

Information on Festive Season waste and recycling collections.
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More Discounts for Key Tenant Scheme Members

14 Nov 2024

All our Bronze, Gold and Platinum Key Tenants now have access to discounts at hundreds of retailers through our partnership with Housing Perks, and so far over 20% of our tenants have already signed up and are enjoying their new discounts.
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New Homes in Dirleton

14 Nov 2024

The last few of these new build homes will have tenants moving in this week, and now it’s time to catch a breath.
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The Big Number Natter

14 Nov 2024

East Lothian Works are hosting a number of Big Number Natter sessions across East Lothian to mark Number Confidence Week.
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How Your Christmas Shopping Can Help Raise Money

14 Nov 2024

Just a wee reminder that if you are doing any Christmas shopping online, check if the shop you’re buying from is registered with Easyfundraising and select East Lothian Care & Repair Charitable Trust.
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Local Resources on Facebook

14 Nov 2024

If you’re worried about the cost of Christmas, would like to boost your confidence with some digital skills training, or if you’d like to give something back to the community through volunteering, there’s a community group out there for you.
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Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst!

14 Nov 2024

If the worst happened and you had a fire, flood or other disaster how would you replace your belongings?
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Fake Universal Credit App

28 Oct 2024

There is a fake Universal Credit App and fake UC texts being sent out by scammers. The DWP are working with investigators to get this resolved.
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Even More New Homes!

28 Oct 2024

In the last 12 months we’ve taken handover of 52 new homes in Dunbar and Elphinstone, and now our third new development at Castlemains Gardens in Dirleton is almost ready.
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New Kitchens & Feedback

28 Oct 2024

R3 and ELHA staff recently got some lovely feedback from a tenant whose kitchen was part of this year’s kitchen replacement program.
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Out and About With Our Senior Management Team!

28 Oct 2024

Our Director of Housing, Karen Barry and Director of R3 and Asset Management, Charlie Cooley have started to make regular visits to all of our developments.
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Winter Fuel Payment in Scotland

28 Oct 2024

The Scottish Government recently announced that the Winter Fuel Payment in Scotland will be means-tested this winter.
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These Homes – 5,000 Lettings

28 Oct 2024

In 2021 we, as part of a collective of seven Scottish Housing Associations, launched These Homes. These Homes is a Digital Lettings service designed by Housing Online, who also developed elha.com and My Home.
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New Staff

28 Oct 2024

We are delighted to introduce our new Asset Manager, Emma Wilson.
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Annual General Meeting 2024

28 Oct 2024

We had a good turnout for our 37th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the end of September, which was held at the Maitlandfield Hotel in Haddington.
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New Feature for Platinum Tenants

3 Sep 2024

We launched a new automated service for our Platinum Key Tenants during July.
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Lifespans of Fixtures and Fittings in Your Home

3 Sep 2024

We know from the number of views that articles on maintenance get that tenants are very interested in knowing when they are likely to get improvements to their home such as a new kitchen, bathroom, or windows, etc.
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A Message from our Money & Home Energy Adviser - Assistance with Health Costs

3 Sep 2024

Help with health costs, including NHS dental treatment, eye care and more, may be available for individuals and families claiming Universal Credit and other benefits.
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Winter Fuel Payments for Pensioners Will Be Replaced

3 Sep 2024

The Scottish Government has confirmed that it will follow the UK government in no longer providing winter fuel payments to all pensioners.
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Applying for a Transfer?

3 Sep 2024

If you want to move home and you’re actively applying for a transfer, please make sure you only apply for properties you want.
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The Return of the Sticky Bun Focus Group!

3 Sep 2024

You may remember that we invited all tenants to come along to our Sticky Bun Focus Group at the end of June, to have a look at our annual performance and have a chat about how we publicise this information.
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Scottish Housing Regulator – A Guide

3 Sep 2024

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published a handy guide for tenants and other service users, explaining who they are, what they do and how they regulate social housing in Scotland.
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Bins, Communal Bins & Recycling Newsflash

6 Aug 2024

With changes to the frequency of bin collections, and the possibility of industrial action affecting East Lothian Council’s waste services collections later in August, we’d like to make sure all our tenants are making best use of the Council’s services.
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Annual Assurance Statement

31 May 2024

Every year we send an Assurance Statement to the Scottish Housing Regulator, confirming that we comply with our regulatory framework.
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Don’t Miss Out on your Rent Discounts!

29 May 2024

Our Key Tenant Scheme (KTS) is now over seven years old, with tenants who have been Platinum Key Tenants from day one now having received over £1,900 in Rent Discounts during this time!