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customer with team member

17 Oct 2024

We’ve been recognised in a national report on housing innovation

We’re really pleased that we’ve been featured in the National Housing Federation’s latest report, Making Every Contact Count. The report highlights innovative approaches by housing providers across the UK to enhance service delivery and improve the quality of homes through smarter data collection. Our inclusion in this report reflects our ongoing commitment to ensuring that […]

27 Sep 2024

Our story of the year 2023-24 is now live!

Read our story of the year 2023-24 here 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 […]

Customer with team member and laptop

24 Sep 2024

Help with getting into work – Work Smart Surrey & Sussex project launch

We’re really pleased to announce that we have won National Lottery funding for a new five-year employment support project called ‘Work Smart Surrey & Sussex’. We’re running the project with partners – Saxon Weald, Town & Country Housing, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, Surrey County Council, East Surrey College and the charity Good Company. The […]

Gas Safety Week

10 Sep 2024

Gas Safety Week: Every check counts

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 […]

solar panel installation

27 Aug 2024

Over 5,000 Raven homes now rated EPC ‘C’ or better

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 […]

flowers

23 Aug 2024

Celebrating our Raven in Bloom winners

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 […]

Preston aerial view

22 Aug 2024

Shaping the future of the Preston area in Tadworth

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

Transformation of the Cromwell estate

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 […]

Betty

30 Jul 2024

Do we have up to date information about you?

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 […]

Child in the park blowing bubbles

25 Jul 2024

Moneywise tips: Summer holiday fun on a budget

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 […]

food shopping basket

18 Jul 2024

Banstead Pantry launches to give access to affordable food

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

Join our apprenticeship open days!

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 […]

Modules being put in to place at Pells

03 May 2024

First construction phase of Lewes zero carbon affordable homes development complete

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 […]

flower

23 Apr 2024

Raven in Bloom – our gardening competition is back!

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 […]

Moneywise team member speaking with customer

04 Apr 2024

Do you receive Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit? Universal Credit is coming

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 […]

Events

  • 22 May

    Apprenticeship open evening at Raven House

    Find out about our apprenticeships starting in September 2025 at this open evening event. More information here.

  • 24 May

    Tadworth Community Event

    Join us and other community partners for this event at Marbles Way Pond in Tadworth. Refreshments available.

  • 28 May

    Merland Rise Church Advice Café

    Our Employment team will be at Merland Rise church for this drop in session

  • 3 Jun

    Apprenticeship open evening at Raven House

    Find out about our apprenticeships starting in September 2025 at this open evening event. More information here.

  • 5 Jun

    Career advice workshop for health and fitness

    Looking for a career in health and fitness? Join our free career advice workshop at the community room at West Mount (57 Linkfield Lane, Redhill, RH1 1SY). Contact our Employment team for more information and to book your place – employment@ravenht.org.uk.

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