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12 Dec 2023

Moneywise tips for saving money this Christmas

The festive season is filled with memorable moments but it‘s also a time when our wallets can take a big hit. With the right planning and some creative thinking you can enjoy a fantastic Christmas without breaking the bank. The Moneywise team have put together some top tips for saving money around Christmas time.  Focus […]

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05 Dec 2023

Raven Times – Winter 2023 is out now!

Welcome to the winter issue of your Raven Times! Catch up on our latest news, events happening in your communities and much more in this latest edition. Read the latest Raven Times  In this issue Spotlight on our Moneywise team This year our Moneywise team is celebrating its ten-year anniversary. Over this time, the team […]

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23 Nov 2023

Local Christmas events guide

We’re so lucky to have loads of festive community events on our doorstep. We hope you enjoy this round up of what’s on in the coming weeks and if we’ve missed something in your area then let us know by emailing raven.comms@ravenht.org.uk. Banstead Saturday 25 November, Banstead Community Centre will be having their Open Day […]

Julie and Angela from Raven Housing Trust in London

21 Nov 2023

We share the positive results from our pioneering Pathways to Employment programme 

Our pioneering Pathways to Employment programme, designed to break down the barriers to employment faced by the many people living in housing insecurity, has had some really positive results. We were pleased to lead a consortium of partners, including Employment Support and Retraining Agency and YMCA East Surrey, throughout the transformative project which spanned over […]

Biodiversity in our communities

15 Nov 2023

Our partnership with Map Impact to showcase new nationwide biodiversity tool

We’ve partnered with pioneering environmental reporting group, Map Impact, to demonstrate how an innovative new tool can be used to improve biodiversity on England’s housing estates. During the Biodiversity Net Gain webinar hosted by Disruptive Innovators Network, our Tadworth development was used to showcase how Map Impact’s nationwide biodiversity measurement and monitoring technology can track performance […]

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08 Nov 2023

Talk Money Week: We answer some of your money questions

Talk Money Week is a great opportunity for us to share some of the common questions we hear in our Moneywise team. Hopefully these will help you with the money issues you’re facing but if you’d like further support from our Moneywise team call us on 0300 123 3399 or raise an enquiry through your […]

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07 Nov 2023

Moneywise team’s top 10 tips for saving money on energy

This Talk Money Week, we’re looking at ways you can save money on energy at home. Here are our Moneywise team’s top tips: Using an indoor airer (or outdoor clothes line) is free. If you use a heated airer, it’s cheaper than a tumble dryer and could save you around £55 a year on average. […]

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26 Oct 2023

Raven Housing Trust: Our story of the year 2022-23

As part of our commitment to being open, transparent, and building on our value of trust, we produce a customer annual report each year. This shows how we’re doing as an organisation, working towards our purpose of Building Homes, Changing Lives. It includes a breakdown of how your rent is spent, how we look after […]

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25 Oct 2023

New website feature: check when your next grounds maintenance visit is due

We’ve now made it easier for you to keep track of when your next grounds maintenance visit is due. Just enter your postcode and it will display the last time Groundscapes, our grounds maintenance contractor, visited and when their next visit to your postcode area is due. Click here to visit our grounds maintenance web […]

19 Oct 2023

How we display your rent and service charge balances is changing

The way we present rent and service charge balances is changing from Monday 6th November.  Currently, when you check your balance, a negative number (-£125) indicates that you’re in credit and a positive number (£125) means you’re in arrears. This has been standard in Housing Associations for many years. However, we’ve chosen to align our […]

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17 Oct 2023

What’s on this October half term

As the leaves turn brilliant shades of red and orange and a crisp chill settles into the air, October half term is almost here and so is the question… “what can I do to entertain the kids?” If you’re wanting to keep the kids busy during the break, you’re in for a treat (no tricks […]

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28 Sep 2023

Raven people power at community activities

Each year we have an all-staff day, during which we spend the morning in our communities taking part in activities, everything from painting and gardening to supporting local charities and activities at sheltered housing schemes. 295 members of the Raven team worked across 18 different projects in our communities – that’s a massive 885 hours […]

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27 Sep 2023

Raven Times – Autumn 2023 is out now!

Welcome to the Autumn issue of your Raven Times! Introducing our new gas contractor, a roundup of summer events and much more in this latest edition. Read now In this issue Introducing our new gas contractor We’re pleased to introduce to you our new gas contractor, Gas Call Services. They will be taking over from […]

15 Sep 2023

We’re supporting Gas Safety Week!

Gas Safety Week is an annual safety week to raise awareness of gas safety and the importance of taking care of your gas appliances. Badly fitted and poorly serviced gas appliances can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions, and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. CO is a highly poisonous gas that can kill quickly with no warning, […]

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