Document downloads - Housing | East Lothian Council

Low Cost Home Ownership Final Report
- Low Cost Home Ownership Final Report
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Private Leasing and Landlord Accreditation
- Private Leasing and Landlord Accreditation - Feasibility Report
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Housing Support and Accommodation
- Housing Support and Accommodation
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Home needs repairs

Repairs documentation all tenures
- Alterations and improvements to your home leaflet
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- Care and repair adaptations
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- Care and repair - small repairs
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- Condensation and Mould Aug 23
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- Door Entry Systems
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- Garden Aid leaflet
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- Home safety - electrical
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- Home safety - gas and carbon monoxide
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- Identifying and Replacing Lead Pipes
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- Mutual Repairs and Shared Costs
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- New rights for Private Sector tenants
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- Plumbing Basics
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- Preparing for electrical rewiring
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- Preparing for kitchen replacement
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- Private landlord booklet
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- Right to Repair
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- ELC Repairs duties
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- Tenants repairs duties
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- Your Right to Repair
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- Special Assistance with repairs
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- Electrical rewiring
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- Landlord consent
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- Repairs and maintenance leaflet
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- Bathroom replacement
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- Emergency Decants
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- Decants - general information
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Housing Service Complaints

How to complain about our housing service
- The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Information
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- Complaining to the Scottish Housing Regulator
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Empty homes

Reporting empty homes and bringing them back into use.
- Owners Registration Form 2018
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- Buyers Registration Form 2018
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- Matchmaker scheme explained
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Housing Performance

Meeting regulatory and performance standards
- Landlord Performance Report 2023/24
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- Landlord Performance Report 2021/22
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  - Size: 9.5 MB
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- Duty of Candour Process Sheltered 2021
  - File type: DOCX
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- Duty of Candour Annual report (Sheltered Housing ) 2021
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- Council Housing Stock March 2019
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- Annual Assurance Statement 2024
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- Duty of Candour Report (Sheltered Housing) 22/23
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- East Lothian Council - Community Housing Stock as at 31 March 2025
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Tenant participation

If you need any of this information in a different format, like braille or on audiotape, please call our Freephone on 0800 413 721
- Tenant participation strategy 2024-27
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- ELC E-Landlord Report to Tenants 2021
  - File type: PDF
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- Estate Inspection Policy
  - File type: DOCX
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- Grants for Tenants Groups
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- Landlord Performace Report Submission Form
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- Household Form
  - File type: PDF
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- Changes to SST rights
  - File type: PDF
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- Changes to Short SST rights
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- Register of Tenants organisations 2020 (May)
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- Policy on Registering Tenants Organisations
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- Register of Tenant Organisations 2023
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  - Size: 695.19 KB
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Homelessness
- Notes to help challenge a decision
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- Privacy Notice Housing Options Team
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- Request for a decision review
  - File type: DOC
  - Size: 26.5 KB
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- Duty of Candour Annual Report (Housing Options) 2021-22
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- Duty of Candour Annual Report 21-22 (Sheltered)
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- Duty of Candour Process (Housing Options)
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- Duty of Candour Annual Report (Housing Options) 2022/23
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Energy and fuel billing advice

Helping to reduce home fuel costs and maximise energy efficiency
- Managing your energy bills and heating your home
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Affordable Housing
- Information about Affordable Housing in East Lothian
  - File type: DOCX
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Landlord Registration

Landlord Registration information and advice
- Key Notes Issue 15 June 2024
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- Key Notes Issue 16 September 2024
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- Key Notes issue 17 - January 2025
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  - Size: 371.53 KB
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- Key Notes Issue 18 - May 2025
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  - Size: 463.79 KB
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What is a heat pump?

Are you interested in reducing your home's carbon emissions and making it more energy efficient?
- What is a heat pump?
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Sundry Accounts Direct Debit Instruction

Set up a direct debit to pay a sundry accounts charge
- Sundry Accounts Direct Debit Instruction
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Managing energy bills and heating your home
- Managing energy bills and heating your home - leaflet March 2022
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Housing Education documents

Word documents for classroom presentations
- Presenter guidance notes
  - File type: DOCX
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- Student information and workbook
  - File type: DOC
  - Size: 263 KB
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Statement of Intent ECO4
- Statement of Intent ECO4
  - File type: DOCX
  - Size: 180.21 KB
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Tenancy changes

Documents to help with tenancy changes, etc
- Household form
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 53.42 KB
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- Assignation application form
  - File type: DOCX
  - Size: 303.66 KB
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- Application to add a joint tenant
  - File type: DOCX
  - Size: 32.01 KB
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- Application to remove a joint tenant
  - File type: DOCX
  - Size: 18.72 KB
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- Succession application form
  - File type: DOCX
  - Size: 302.98 KB
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- Application to take in a lodger
  - File type: DOCX
  - Size: 67.14 KB
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- Application to sublet
  - File type: DOCX
  - Size: 306.27 KB
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- Mutual exchange application form
  - File type: DOCX
  - Size: 41.24 KB
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- ELC moving out
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 495.74 KB
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- ELC moving in
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 2.65 MB
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- Death of a Tenant Guide
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 97.8 KB
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Herdmanflat Ecology Report
- Herdmanflat Landscape Masterplan Ecology Report
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 18.7 MB
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Herdmanflat Tree Survey
- Herdmanflat Tree Survey
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 1.28 MB
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Herdmanflat Transport Assessment
- Herdmanflat transport assessment
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 4.71 MB
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Herdmanflat Energy Strategy
- Herdmanflat Energy Strategy
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 2.1 MB
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Herdmanflat Flood Risk Assessment
- Herdmanflat Flood Risk Assessment
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 3.13 MB
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Herdmanflat Community Consultation Report
- Herdmanflat Community Consultation Report
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 3.98 MB
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Herdmanflat Heritage Statement
- Herdmanflat Heritage Statement
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 3.05 MB
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Herdmanflat National Planning Framework (NPF) 4 Alignment Checklist
- Herdmanflat NPF4 Alignment Checklist
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 1.53 MB
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Herdmanflat Policy and Planning Context
- Herdmanflat Policy and Planning Context
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  - Size: 1.83 MB
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Herdmanflat Masterplan Aerial View
- Herdmanflat Masterplan Aerial View
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Herdmanflat Masterplan Layout Drawing
- Herdmanflat Masterplan Layout Drawing
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Supporting Paper 6 LHS 2024-2029 Scottish Government Peer Review
- Supporting Paper 6 LHS 2024-2029 Scottish Government Peer Review
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  - Size: 222.44 KB
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Approved Local Housing Strategy (LHS) 2024-2029
- Approved Local Housing Strategy (LHS) 2024-2029
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  - Size: 5.84 MB
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Common Questions and Answers

Common Questions and Answers for the Redevelopment of Herdmanflat
- Common Questions and Answers
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  - Size: 166.17 KB
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CCTV and domestic video camera system

Council tenants guide if you are considering installing or already have a domestic video camera system such as CCTV or camera doorbells.
- Domestic video camera system guide for council tenants
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 74.35 KB
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LHS supporting documents

Supporting documents of the current local housing strategy 2024-2029
- Supporting paper 1 Integrated impact assessment
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 308.13 KB
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- Supporting paper 2 Engagement and consultation plan
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 1.18 MB
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- Supporting paper 3 Children's rights and welling impact assessment
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 347.61 KB
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- Supporting paper 4 Housing supply target
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 326.94 KB
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- Supporting paper 5 Research into private rented sector in East Lothian
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 3.19 MB
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- Supporting paper 6 Scottish Government peer review
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 222.44 KB
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- LHS 24-29 Formal responses to draft LHS
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 633.43 KB
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Tenant Participation Strategy 2024-27

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- Tenant Participation Strategy 2024-27
  - File type: PDF
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First Steps

Housing advice and tenancy guide for care experienced young people
- First Steps
  - File type: PDF
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Redevelopment of Herdmanflat
- Herdmanflat_Consultation_Easy_Read_Summary_11.07.23_v1.0_AFP
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 544.79 KB
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- Pre-application Consultation Report
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 3.98 MB
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- Herdmanflat_Masterplan_Layout_Drawing
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  - Size: 2.55 MB
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- Herdmanflat_Masterplan_Aerial_view
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  - Size: 2.84 MB
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- Masterplan_Design_and_Acess_Statement_Sections_1_to_6
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 7.05 MB
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- Masterplan_Design_and_Acess_Statement_Sections_7_to_10
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 7.87 MB
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- NPF Policy Alignment Checklist
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 1.53 MB
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- Policy and Planning Context
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 1.83 MB
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- Herdmanflat_Landscape_Masterplan_Ecology_Report
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 18.7 MB
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- Herdmanflat_tree_Survey
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 1.28 MB
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- TRANSPORT_ASSESSMENT
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 4.71 MB
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- ENERGY_STRATEGY
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 2.1 MB
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- HERITAGE_STATEMENT
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 3.05 MB
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Local Housing Strategy 2024-29
- accessible_Approved_LHS_2024-2029_Adopted April 2024_9
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 6.04 MB
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- Supporting Paper 1- Integrated Impact Assessment
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 308.13 KB
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- Supporting Paper 2 -Engagement Consultation Plan_15012024
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 1.18 MB
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- Supporting Paper 3 - Children's Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 347.61 KB
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- Supporting Paper 4 - Housing Supply Target
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 326.94 KB
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- Supporting Paper 5- ELC PRS Research Final
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 3.19 MB
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- Supporting Paper 6 LHS 2024-2029 Scottish Government Peer Review
  - File type: PDF
  - Size: 222.44 KB
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