EHAP News
Recent news articles include:
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5 January, 2012
Welcome into 2012
EHAP is back after the festive break and looking ahead to the New Year
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11 October, 2011
Changes to Local Housing Allowance from January 2012
From 1 January 2012, the 'shared accommodation rate' of Local Housing Housing Allowance will be extended to cover most single private sector Housing Benefit claimants under the age of 35 years. Read more about it here ...
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10 October, 2011
Scottish Ministers to Consult on Housing Support Assessment Duty
Provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 come into force, enabling the Scottish Government to consult on a new duty for local authorities to carry out Housing Support assessments in homelessness applications
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6 October, 2011
EHAP at Edinburgh Tenants Conference
EHAP provide Information & Advice Stall at Tenants Conference: Saturday 8 October 2011
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6 July, 2011
New Protections for Private Tenants
If you are renting in the private sector there are new protections being introduced to ensure your landlord is a 'fit and proper' person.
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5 July, 2011
EHAP Responds to Council Consultation on Homelessness Commissioning Strategy
EHAP submits its response to the City of Edinburgh Council's Consultation Plan for Advice, Support and Accommodation Services to Prevent Homelessness. Read our views here.
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4 March, 2011
Celebrating Quality Housing Advice in Edinburgh
An awards ceremony marks EHAP accreditation to the Scottish Government's good practice guidelines for advice agencies.
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19 January, 2011
Polish Homelessness Information
Help and advice for people of Polish nationality experiencing homelessness in Edinburgh.
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13 December, 2010
Evictions...and how to prevent them
EHAP welcomes a positive report on trends in Scotland around eviction actions and takes a look at work currently being undertaken in Edinburgh.
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7 December, 2010
Link to EHAP on Twitter and Facebook
Access the EHAP twitter feed and our Facebook page here...
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5 August, 2010
Landlord Registration Awareness Campaign
City of Edinburgh Council is currently undertaking a publicity campaign to raise awareness of Landlord Registration. Don't know what it is or never heard of it? Read our quick guide to find out more.
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1 June, 2010
National Housing Policy Debate
On 24th May Scottish Ministers announced the launch of "Housing: Fresh Thinking, New Ideas", a national discussion on housing priorities. Contributions are being welcomed from the public via a new discussion website.
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28 May, 2010
EHAP responds to Eviction Consultation
The Scottish Government consultation on 'Eviction of Tenants in the Social Rented Sector: Protection of Tenants with Rent Arrears' ended today. Read the full consultation paper and EHAP's response here.
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30 April, 2010
Launch announces innovative partnership approach to homelessness prevention
Key partners EHAP, Cyrenians HPS, City of Edinburgh Council SW Neighbourhood Office, Prospect Community Housing and Dunedin Canmore Housing Association gathered at Wester Hailes Library on 29th April to launch the new initiative.
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16 April, 2010
New Help for Tenants in Rent Arrears
Edinburgh Housing Advice Partnership (EHAP) and Cyrenians Homelessness Prevention Service have joined forces with local Social Landlords in the South West of the City to offer a new service aimed at helping tenants who are struggling with rent payments.
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6 April, 2010
New Tenancy Sustainment Initiative in Oxgangs and Gilmerton
PRESS RELEASE Dunedin Canmore housing association has teamed up with CHAI (Community Help and Advice Initiative) to run a specialized tenancy support service for Edinburgh communities.
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1 April, 2010
Housing Guide for People Leaving the Armed Forces
Available on-line, a new guide to housing options for people leaving the armed forces, and ex-armed services personnel, was published by the Scottish Government last week. View the guide and other essential information here.
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14 January, 2010
Proposed Reform to the ‘Right to Buy’ for New Tenants
The Scottish Government has published a new Housing Bill, which among other proposals, intends to introduce a restriction on the rights of new social rented sector tenants to buy their home from their social landlord.
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12 January, 2010
NEW Monthly Saturday Surgery
Starting on 6th March an EHAP surgery is now available on the first Saturday of every month at Edinburgh Central Library on George IV Bridge. Phone 0845 302 4607 to book an appointment slot.
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8 January, 2010
Housing Advice Strategy Launch
The launch of a new Housing Advice Strategy for Edinburgh took place on 21st December 2009 at a special event at the City Chambers. David Gardner, Project Executive of CHAI, EHAP's lead partner, was asked to speak at the event. Select this news item to find out more and link to the Strategy itself.
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3 December, 2009
Section 11 of the Homelessness (etc) Scotland Act 2003
A rough guide for owner-occupiers, tenants, landlords and creditors - your questions answered.
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1 December, 2009
Spotlight on: Homeworks
Homeworks is a City of Edinburgh Council service for Edinburgh homeowners. Read on for more information and watch this slot for regular features on local housing related services which we think will be of interest to Edinburgh residents.
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28 September, 2009
Protecting Rent Deposits
A national scheme for safeguarding rent deposits is to be introduced in Scotland, Housing and Communities Minister Alex Neil announced last week.
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3 September, 2009
Looking for household tips to beat the credit crunch? Borrow a free electricity monitor meter to see how much you could save.
Learn more about your daily electricity usage with a Current Cost meter. Just making a few small changes within your home could help you save money. Read on to find out how to take advantage of this offer from Edinburgh City Libraries.
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19 August, 2009
Home Owners in Financial Difficulties: Help is Available
In Scotland there are now four sources of assistance available to home owners in financial difficulties and in danger of having their homes repossessed. Here, we talk you through the schemes available and provide an overview of the eligibility criteria.
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27 July, 2009
Legal Aid in Mortgage Rights and Repossession Cases - Are you eligible?
Homeowners, even those in full time employment, might be surprised to learn that free or substantially subsidised legal assistance is currently granted to over 80% of applicants in mortgage rights and repossession cases according to statistics from the Scottish Legal Aid Board. Find out how to check your eligibility and get access to imparital housing advice now...
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10 July, 2009
Cyrenians Homelessness Prevention Service
HPS provides one-to-one help and support to people who are at risk of losing their home to prevent them from becoming homeless.
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9 July, 2009
Launch of the Orchard and Shipman Letfirst Shop
Orchard & Shipman Letfirst is an assisted private rented scheme designed to encourage and assist people who are having difficulty finding good quality, affordable, accommodation. The scheme, which aims to provide access to private rented properties for up to 300 households in the next year as part of the City of Edinburgh Council's Strategy on tackling homelessness, opened its first Letfirst shop in Morrison Street on Thursday 9th July.
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8 July, 2009
The EHAP website goes live
The Edinburgh Housing Advice Partnership website went live on the 17th July 2009. The aim of the website is to communicate information about the EHAP service to individuals across Edinburgh in order to raise awareness of the work we do. It is also hoped that having an online presence will provide an alternative route to access the services of a housing adviser for those who are at work during the day and therefore unable to contact the central appointments line.
