Two semi-detached houses. The bottom half of the houses have light-brown brick, and the top half is painted light-green.
How your rent is changing this April 2026

03/03/2026

We know that any change in rent can feel challenging and may impact your household budget. If you’re…

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Former Eastlight Board member, Dale Butcher, sat with past Dale Butcher Work Experience Programme participant, Wendy Harris, in the downstairs cafe area of Eastlight House, Braintree. They are sitting at a table facing each other, smiling and chatting. There are two mugs of tea on the table, each with the Eastlight logo on them. The Eastlight offices are visible in the background.
Step into housing with Eastlight’s resident Work Experience Programme

02/03/2026

Thinking about a career in housing? Looking for a way to build new skills in a friendly, supportive…

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Eastlight resident, Tammy Cannon, is sat in her wheelchair outside her bungalow. There is a wheelchair ramp behind her which leads to her front door.
How resident feedback is improving service charges

12/02/2026

Our recent service charge scrutiny group reviewed how service charges are communicated, calculated a…

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Eastlight resident and Customer Influence Committee member, Paul Hocker, sitting in his living room, holding a mobile phone, smiling at the camera. In the background are white walls, a number of houseplants and a stereo player on a small coffee table.
Join the 2,000 residents now using My Eastlight portal!

16/01/2026

More than 2,000 residents are now using our new My Eastlight portal and app to book and reschedule r…

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A family of Eastlight residents - including a Mum, Dad and two young children - standing on their front doorstep, smiling at the camera. The front door behind them is black, and the bricks are a light beige colour. There is a porch roof/cover over their heads.
Eastlight completes major financing deals

15/01/2026

Eastlight Community Homes has completed a series of refinancing deals with Santander and Lloyds, sec…

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Chief Executive, Emma Palmer - and Executive Director, Jo Barrett - smiling in conversation
We’re recruiting a Chief Customer Officer

12/01/2026

We’re taking an important step to strengthen Eastlight’s leadership and keep residents’ voices at th…

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Two images of Eastlight's Heads of Housing, Tammy and Claire, are beside each other
Eastlight appoints two senior leaders to drive locally focused services

12/01/2026

Eastlight Community Homes has announced two senior leadership appointments to strengthen its new pla…

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Eastlight resident, Sonata, standing on her front doorstep, smiling at the camera. The front door behind her is red, and the house is made up of a red/brown bricks. Sonata is wearing a long, colourful dress and black glasses. She has short, red hair.
£30m secured to deliver new homes

09/01/2026

Eastlight has secured £30 million in funding to enable construction of hundreds of new affordable ho…

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