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Dogs and Summer Sun

2 Jul 2025

We know that most dog owners are responsible and clean up after their pets, but we’ve seen an increase in complaints to our office about dog fouling since the weather warmed up
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Appointments – Help Us to Help You!

2 Jul 2025

We understand that things happen, and plans can change but please always get in touch to let us know if we’ve made any appointment with you and you are not going to be at home.
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Planning the Future of Tenant Participation

2 Jul 2025

It’s that time again – we’re reviewing our Tenant Participation Strategy, and everyone is invited to take part.
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Sticky Bun Focus Group!

2 Jul 2025

Each year we hold a focus group for tenants, to give you the opportunity to look though our performance for the previous year, and give a tenant’s point of view of how we’re doing as landlords.
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Summer Savings at Amazon, Airbnb and More!

2 Jul 2025

For anyone looking longingly at pet cooling mats, fans and slushy makers on Amazon, just a quick reminder that you can buy a discounted voucher through Housing Perks in just a couple of clicks.
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How about 9% off everything at Greggs?

3 Jun 2025

Just a reminder – if you are a Platinum, Gold or Bronze Key Tenant, you can use our free Housing Perks App to get discounts at over 100 retailers.
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Are You Prepared?

3 Jun 2025

The Radio Tele-Switch (RTS) service is expected to be switched off on 30 June 2025.
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The Energy Price Cap is Dropping

3 Jun 2025

Some good news about utility bills - the energy price cap will be dropping by 7% in July.
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Consultation Calendar

3 Jun 2025

Over the next financial year, we have several consultations planned.
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Planned Maintenance Calendar

3 Jun 2025

We have an updated Planned Maintenance Calendar up on elha.com.
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Annual Assurance Statement

3 Jun 2025

The 2025 Assurance Statement is now complete and is available on elha.com.
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Over £1,300 saved with Housing Perks!

30 Apr 2025

Our Bronze, Gold and Platinum Key Tenants have now saved over £1,300 already, just by using Housing Perks to buy discounted shopping vouchers!
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Coming Up – Tenant Satisfaction Survey

30 Apr 2025

Every three years we carry out a Tenant Satisfaction Survey, where at least 50% of our tenants are interviewed to give us the best possible understanding of our tenant’s views.
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Garden Care Service

30 Apr 2025

We have heard from East Lothian Council who provide our Garden Care Service, that they have closed the service to new applicants.
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Pension Age Disability Payment

30 Apr 2025

New claims for Pension Age Disability Payment can now be made across the whole of Scotland.
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Families Together East Lothian

30 Apr 2025

Families together is a voluntary organisation which works with families to find the best route to living well in East Lothian and beyond.
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The Dos & Don’ts of Living in Shared Spaces

30 Apr 2025

Did you know that around one third of our tenants have some sort of shared space with their neighbours, from living in a block of flats with a communal stair to trying to fit everyone’s car into limited parking spaces?
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Don't Forget to Update your UC Claim on 1 April

14 Mar 2025

Please remember to update the DWP with your new rent charge on 1 April.
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Changes to Universal Credit Deductions

14 Mar 2025

The UK government is making changes to Universal Credit deductions starting in April 2025. These changes will reduce the amount the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can take from a claimant’s Universal Credit payment to repay debts
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An Update from Andrew - Pension Age Disability Payment

14 Mar 2025

Pension Age Disability Payment is replacing Attendance Allowance for older adults living in East Lothian from 22 April 2025.
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Benefit Updates – March 2025

14 Mar 2025

There are some changes on the horizon - here are some quick updates for you.
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Money & Home Energy Advice

14 Mar 2025

Our Money & Home Energy Advice Service is a free, confidential, service we provide to our tenants and members of their household.
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Rent Increase Consultation Results

28 Feb 2025

We’d like to give a huge thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s Rent Increase Consultation. 30% of our tenants responded, which meant we got a really good idea impression of how tenants feel about this year’s proposed increase.
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Storm Damage

28 Feb 2025

We’re sure many of you are aware that, during Storm Eowyn, one of our homes in Tranent had its roof blown off. Fortunately, no one was in the house when this happened, and no one was injured.
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Hello TIG

28 Feb 2025

We had several tenants come along to our TIG Recruitment session in January. The tenants got to meet some of our staff members, and chat about tenant scrutiny, this year’s rent increase, planned maintenance, the upcoming changes to the Radio Tele-Switch service, and much more.
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Right to Repair and Alternative Contractors

28 Feb 2025

The Right to Repair Scheme ensures that Housing Association tenants receive a good repair service for important repairs.
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Say Hello to Andro

28 Feb 2025

Andro Sneddon joined us as our new Property Officer at the beginning of January.
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Housing Perks – have you signed up?

28 Feb 2025

So far, over 430 tenants have signed up to use Housing Perks and are saving an average of over £2 on every shopping voucher.
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We’re Recruiting for Our Tenant Involvement Group

14 Jan 2025

If you’ve ever wondered what’s going on behind the scenes, have you considered joining our TIG-Panel?
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We’re Listening

14 Jan 2025

One thing which has been raised by a few tenants is that Housing Perks can be a little fiddly to use at the tills, so we have collected some tips, tricks and troubleshooting to help.