To day will be at the East Renfrewshire ( E R ) Tenants & Residents Association Federation over in East Wood  House. The Federation is the main forum for all the tenants & residents groups in E R. This is where all groups can get assistance & support in the never ending battles with the overbearing powers that be .

No  E R is not that bad. To day we will be looking in to the potential rent increase which is above inflation and we all know what the real rate of inflation is. We have concern about how people will manage to pay for everything. Anyone having concern about bills and debt please contact E R's money advice . They can be contacted at E R's offices in Main St Barrhead.

                             They have a drop in service or you can phone  0141 577 3001

  WE are a small group &  require people to join us if you can spare a few hours a mouth come and join us .
To get in contact e mail us at dalmenytra@gmail.com

       |To help keep costs down you could have a look at the various web sites giving out advice.

E R as a council could save money by not fly tipping. The cost of cleaning up comes from the money you pay in council taxes.

  

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This is an unacceptable mess and it cost's you to clean it up.

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More on yesterdays meeting

                                               Keep clear of the platform edge it is not safe.


At yesterdays consultation on the draft housing bill we were briefed on private landlord enforcement to ensure that homes meet standards. It is proposed that there will be a first tier tribunal to try and resolve any disputes. This applies to the private sector it is hoped that there will be improvement.

When dealing with antisocial behaviour there is the provision to change the arguments to deal with the tenant . All of this will be put before the parliament in Edinburgh this year.

We require people to join us in the effort to improve our area you can contact us at.



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Please take care out there keep safe & warm.
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This morning I was at a meeting arranged by the Tenant Participation Service ( T P A S ).We were consulted on the new Housing Scotland Bill. This consultation cover the changes in the right to buy,anti social behaviour,living standards, plus various other issues. This was a good & productive meeting and views will be referred to the Scottish Government.

On Wednesday there will be a meeting of the federation which I hope to attend as we will be discussing the potential rent rise. If you have any input please contact us on

dalmenytra@gmail.com
 

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I have been asked about the picture above it was taken at Kilmarnock railway station April 2004. I am assured the bird spent entire life on the platforms & was fed by passengers.

To morrow I will be attending a meeting to update us on various changes that are coming our way one item will be the changes in allocation's social rented homes

Some people in our area will be pleased to see some of the mixed tenure work continuing. It is hoped that when this ongoing work gets moving we will all see vast improvements to our living conditions.     .

As for to day I am having a day to out.

Please take care if out pavements are slippery and the temperature doping.Do not forget any vulnerable person you may know of they may not be reviving proper care dew to the sad fact they may have slipped notice.

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The wall at our wee park

Yes ! there is more deterioration in the condition of this retaining wall it is now bulging out a bit more. I have informed  East Renfrewshire Council ( E R ). This wall will come down all to soon. Take note E R you have been informed in must be remembered that this road is used by all the emergency services if it collapses life's could be put at risk.

Yesterday's Evening Times there was a interesting item about food banks it higlited the sad fact we now have a food bank in E R. So if you can spare a can or two when out shopping drop them off at Voluntary Action Kelburn St Barrhead, The food bank since it opened only a short three mouths ago have distributed in excess of 488 packs of supplies to desperate families now living in poverty. A resent figure put over 12 million living in poverty in the UK .

More latter
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You decide

We are informed that East Renfrewshire Council (E R ) benefits team have received a circular about housing benefit and the dreaded bed room tax. We understand that the staff will be checking all people who are subject to this mess created by we all know who.

We will post more information as and when is is announced.
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just a few catch up photos

 Old council properties 

 Baran St wall again

old  health centre 

More of the old town is going fast .


Last night along with others I was at the public meeting down in Dunterlie. A bad turn out not a happy bloger as I spent time preparing a flyer and distributing them. As you may recall this meeting was about the rent rise which may be as high as 5% There will be more on this on this blog soon so watch this space.

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