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Home > Housing Assistance

Housing
Housing within the Community
Council Housing Services explains what the Council department does, contains information on services and specialist teams, and gives emergency and day-to-day contact numbers.
Housing Associations provides information about 'social' landlords who rent out nearly 2000 homes, both for special and general needs, in East Lothian.
Our Property Shop showcases current public and private sector housing opportunities in the county. It links with our Housing Options Guide, which outlines housing choice in the area, including how to apply for a Council house.
The Tenants' Guide provides legal and practical information for Council, private and Housing Association tenants. In addition Tenants and Residents groups have their own pages. There is guidance too, for Private Landlords.
Getting Advice signposts sources of housing advice in East Lothian. It includes council services and external bodies such as Shelter and Women's Aid.
In the Benefits, Tax and Money  advice section you will find details about housing-related finance, including Council Tax, Benefits, Mortgages, Arrears and the help provided by the Council's Welfare Rights team
The pages dealing with Harassment can help tackle problems ranging from domestic abuse, to neighbour disputes. Racial and other discrimination issues are covered, as well as home security.
East Lothian Council takes the issue of Homelessness very seriously. This section describes your rights if you find yourself homeless - and what the Council will do to help.
The Council offers Housing Support to tenants and private owners who need it.
The Household Waste pages inform you about waste disposal and bulky uplift details, as well as re-cycling.
Help towards keeping houses in good shape, whether privately or publicly owned, is offered in the Repairs & Maintenance section. Owners and tenants rights and duties are explained and grants information provided.
The Housing pages also link to the Housing Advice Resource. This offers specialist information, for housing workers within and outwith the Council.
If you are unclear about anything, or you require further help, please call a local housing office.  Contact details can be found in the Council Housing Services pages. Any feedback about the housing pages (including corrections or new information) should be sent via the 'Contact us' link, at the top left of this page.
Quick Links

Links to useful external sites can be found below.
 Scottish Housing Regulator
 Chartered Institute of Housing
 Scottish Government - Housing
 Edinburgh Housing Options
 The Care Commission
Council/Housing Association Stock by area

This list shows where Council and Housing Association properties can be found in East Lothian.
It is organised alphabetically, by the town/village in which the houses are located. The Council stock information was last updated in April 2008. The Housing Association stock information dates back to March - July 2006.  While every effort is made to validate data there may be variation as to how RSLs have accounted for self-contained and non self-contained accommodation and how they have identified accommodation for those with particular needs.
You are advised to check with Council  and Housing Association offices, since stock levels change continually.
 ELC/RSL stock by area 08/2006 (58.0k)
 East Lothian Council Houses March 2008 (22.0k)
 Other housing providers - contact details (52.0k)
In other languages ...

The text of these pages is available in other languages. For a translation, please contact our Public Information Officer on 01620 826600. In addition, Communities Scotland provides answers to frequently asked questions about housing at the site linked to, below.
 Translated Housing Information

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