10 Sep 2024
We’re proud to be supporting Gas Safety Week 2024, taking place 9th-15th September. Gas Safety Week is an annual safety week to raise awareness of gas safety and the importance of taking care of your gas appliances. It is run by Gas Safe Register, the official list of gas engineers who are legally allowed to […]
27 Aug 2024
We’re proud to announce a significant step forward in our commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency, having successfully upgraded more than 5,000 homes (88% of our total portfolio) to achieve an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of ‘C’ or better. The National Housing Federation’s (NHF) submission to the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into decarbonising home […]
23 Aug 2024
Congratulations to all our winners and runners-up in this year’s Raven in Bloom gardening competition! We had some fantastic entries this year, and our Customer Voice Panel faced the challenging task of selecting the winners. Thank you to our grounds maintenance contractor, Groundscapes for funding the prizes: First place: £75 gardening voucher Second place: £50 […]
22 Aug 2024
As part of our commitment to building homes and changing lives, we play an active role within our local communities, this includes engaging with communities to look at and understand ways to improve the homes and open spaces we own and manage. Raven owns and maintains over a thousand homes in the Preston area, and […]
13 Aug 2024
We’ve partnered with Reigate and Banstead Borough Council and the Cromwell estate residents’ group to transform this community and to truly understand what differences can be made to make this a better place to live. We’ve invested £200,000 into the Cromwell estate in a regeneration project that aims to revitalise neighbourhood living and improve the […]
30 Jul 2024
As part of our three-year plan, Delivering What Matters, we want to deliver the services you need, in the best way for you. To do this, we need to get to know you better. Please log into MyRaven to check and complete the ‘My Details’ section to let us know more about you. If you’d […]
25 Jul 2024
Our Moneywise team has put together a round up of local ideas of how to entertain children on a budget this summer. If you have a great idea to add, let us know by emailing raven@ravenht.org.uk. Redhill and Merstham Redhill Memorial Park – the café has re-opened here and there’s even more fun to be […]
18 Jul 2024
We’re really pleased to announce there is a brand-new Pantry opening on Banstead High Street in early September. Banstead Pantry is a community supermarket offering affordable and healthy groceries. We’ve partnered with Good Company Surrey and Reigate and Banstead Borough Council to fund this initiative, as part of our community investment. How to shop at […]
16 May 2024
Would you like to join us as an apprentice in September 2024? Come along to one of our open days to find out more about apprenticeships at Raven. • Wednesday 5th June from 4pm to 8pm at Raven House (Linkfield Lane, RH1 1SS) • Saturday 8th June from 9am to 1pm at the Belfry Shopping […]
03 May 2024
We’re really pleased to have completed the first stage of construction at our new, environmentally friendly, net zero carbon development in Lewes, marking a crucial step towards addressing the urgent need for affordable housing in the area. Located on the former Pells Church of England school site in the heart of the town, with good […]
23 Apr 2024
Our gardening competition, sponsored by our grounds maintenance contractor – Groundscapes, is back for 2024! Are you a budding gardener with green fingers and have a garden or outdoor space you’re proud of? Then enter our gardening competition, Raven in Bloom, for your chance to win some gardening vouchers. There are five categories this year […]
04 Apr 2024
If you’re currently entitled to Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit, you’ll soon receive a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions telling you that Tax Credits are ending. If you want to continue to receive benefits, you’ll need to claim Universal Credit instead. The migration to Universal Credit for those on Tax […]
27 Mar 2024
Stuck for what to do with the family over the Easter break? Here’s some ideas of local events taking place for some Easter fun. Merstham Hub Easter Egg Hunt: Thursday 28th March. Back by popular demand, find all the pictures of Easter eggs hidden around the Hub and claim your very own chocolate egg as […]
12 Mar 2024
Last Friday evening, three of our Raven team experienced sleeping rough in the car park of the YMCA Community Centre in Redhill, to help raise money to tackle youth homelessness. Our Raven team raised over £700 for YMCA East Surrey, which was a fantastic total. Alongside the other participants, our team made shelters out of […]
07 Mar 2024
We’re absolutely thrilled to have won the Gold Award for Customer / Tenant Services at the Housing Technology Awards 2024! Our award was for our Better Connected programme, which has seen us go through a big transformation over the last few years. We’ve replaced multiple IT systems with a single platform, which means we can […]