What you'll find in our housing section

Information in easy read. Find out what you'll find in our housing section and find links to useful information.

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What's in our housing section

Our housing section tells you about:

  • council housing
  • private Housing
  • how to report an issue in your neighbourhood
  • homelessness and living on the streets
  • travelling communities
  • housing reports
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Council Housing

Join the housing register

If you want to live in council housing, first you need to tell us about your housing needs. 

This is called applying for the housing register.

Apply to join the housing register.

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Make a bid on Homemove

After you've joined the housing register, you can tell us which house you are interested in living in. 

This is called making a bid.

Make a bid on Homemove.

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Existing council tenants

Paying for your home

This section tells you how to pay your rent and how to help you if you can’t pay.

Pay for your home.

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Make a change

This section tells you how to make your home better.

Make a change to your home.

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How to buy your council home

This section tells you how to buy your home.

How to buy your council home.

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Private housing

If you rent your home from a private landlord, you can find help with:

  • your tenancy rights (what you can and can’t do)
  • health and safety rules (how to stay safe at home)
  • paying your rent on time
  • making your home use less energy (to save money and help the planet

Get help if you're a private housing tenant.

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Get help to stay safe and off the streets

We want to:

  • stop people from becoming homeless
  • help you if you are sleeping on the street
  • support you if you might lose your home soon

Get help to stay safe and off the streets.

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Help for Travellers

This section tells you how to:

  • find out about our permanent Traveller site
  • speak to our Traveller Liaison team

Help for Travellers.

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Housing information you can read

You can read:

  • our housing plans and strategies
  • our rules and policies
  • reports that show how we are doing
  • handbooks with useful information
  • terms and conditions (the rules you agree to)

Read our plans.