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Hyndburn Homes is a regeneratd version of the council incorporating a Housing Association called Contour, basically the reason for the change over to HH than stopping as the council was that HH can claim regeneration grants in order to bring housing stock to required standards by 2010 set by Gov. If the council stayed as it was it would receive no such grants & thus housing stock wouldnt be improved. There was a vote for this change by the tenants a year before the changeover took place, but face it council tenants were encouraged to vote a yes as it implied if no change happened then our homes would not be upgraded & would only survice as many homes like mine still in the dark ages would remain so as no allotment of revenue would cover the cost of upgrading, ie necessary heating systems, im still on econ 7 blowers & old emmersion; re-wiring; glazing; poor standards of kitchens & bathrooms. Under new system there is supposed to be a rent freeze where it goes up every year for the next 5 years as previously with council & it would be an improved & better service for tenants. Unfortunately we all discover that the same staff as was once previous council are working for HH & there have been teething problems already. They mentioned a lot of the positive imputs the new Hyndburn Homes would bring but of course certain things wiithin repairs have now changed but notice we have to sift thro the small print now & not expressed as to what happened before & how it is now - till u ring & get a shock. Yes i was as many others a council tenant before the transfer & now is tenant of Hyndburn Homes.