Council housing in East Lothian

East Lothian Council strives to build a long-lasting relationship with its tenants based on mutual respect. 

 

There can be a lot to learn about how to run your tenancy in a successful and sustainable way, particularly for young and first-time tenants. Your housing officer will help you to deal with any problems and answer your questions in the first instance. We may also be able to offer you further help: in certain circumstances we can offer tenancy support.

 

All our tenants are issued with a handbook providing advice about most aspects of renting from the Council, which you can download by following this link

 

Useful links 

Pages relating to topics we are frequently asked about by our tenants can be found below:

• allowing the Council access to your house
• alterations to your house
• tackling condensation and mould 
• council improvements and alterations
• temporary "decant" accommodation
• decoration allowances
• emergencies
• evictions
• garage lettings
• rent arrears
• repairs
• right to buy
• tenant participation
• unauthorised occupation