Council housing

Housing

Applying or moving out

Apply to join the housing register

You need to join the housing register before you can view and apply to move into available council or housing association properties.

Make a bid on Homemove

After you've joined the housing register, you can make a bid to let us know you're interested in an advertised council or housing association property.

Move out of council housing

How to end your council tenancy if you're moving out of your property, and what else you need to do before you move

Tell us about a change of occupants in your council home

You need to tell us if anyone moves into or out of your council home

Apply to move to a different council property

You can apply to move to a different council property if the one you're living in isn't suitable for your household

Swap your council or housing association home

Start an application to swap homes with another council or housing association tenant, also known as a mutual exchange.

Apply for the Transfer Incentive Scheme

If you're a council tenant, you can receive a cash payment for transferring from family-sized or adapted housing to a smaller property

Apply for Seniors Housing

You can apply for council housing designed for older people if you want to live independently but need some support.

Better Start Guide - getting started with your social housing tenancy

Paying rent

Find out what you can do online and register for our housing online account system.

Pay your housing rent by Direct Debit

Set up a Direct Debit to pay your housing rent each month

Other ways to pay your housing rent

Pay your housing rent by card online or on the phone, set up a standing order or pay by post.

Get help to pay your housing rent

Check if you can apply for Housing Benefit or discretionary payments if you're struggling to pay your housing rent

Apply for a parking space or garage

Find your nearest council car park or garage and apply for a space

Pay your rent if you live in Emergency, Temporary or Seaside Homes accommodation

Find out how you can pay your rent if you are living in our Emergency or Temporary accommodation, or Brighton & Hove Seaside Community Homes (Seaside Homes)

Repairs and improvements

Ask for a repair to your council home

Ask us to repair your council home if it's been damaged.

Make an improvement to your council home

Check if you can make a home improvement or ask for CCTV at your council home.

Changes to your home

If you have a disability or a long term illness or health condition, you might benefit from making some changes to your home, adapting it to better meet your needs.

Get help with gardening at your council home

Apply for gardeners to visit your council home if you're over 70 years of age or you have a disability.

Get help with decorating your council home

Apply for decorating work or materials for your council home if you're over 70 years of age or you have a disability

Lift replacement programme - keeping you updated

Find out about the work we're doing to modernise or replace our lifts across the city.

Report a building safety concern in council housing

We want to ensure that the council housing you live in is safe. Report concerns about fire safety, structural issues or any other building safety matters.

Council tenants

Council tenancies

Find out which type of tenancy you can get if you apply for council housing in Brighton & Hove

Apply to keep a pet in your council home

You can ask to keep a pet in your council home if you can look after it and make sure it won't be a nuisance to other tenants

How we deal with anti-social behaviour in council housing

We aim to make sure residents feel safe and secure in their homes and do not suffer from anti-social behaviour, nuisance, or harassment. 

Home contents insurance

How to insure furniture, carpets, clothes, jewellery and other belongings in your council home.

Fire safety in council flats

Find out how we make our blocks of flats resistant to fire, and what to do if there's a fire in your building

Large panel system high-rise building safety

Find out what we're doing to improve the safety of our large panel system blocks in Brighton & Hove.

Homing In newsletter for council tenants and leaseholders

Find out what the Homing In newsletter is, download the latest issue, and what to do if you miss an issue or would like to switch to an email version.

Annual report to council tenants and leaseholders

Our annual reports to all council tenants and leaseholders on our performance as your landlord.

Pay for other housing charges

Pay for a concessionary TV Licence fee, guest room rental and cleaning charges in seniors housing and Hampshire Court car park fob or pedestrian key

Council leaseholders

Council leaseholders

Find out what your responsibilities are as a council leaseholder, and how to contact us about your lease

Pay your leaseholder charges

Set up a Direct Debit to pay your leaseholder charges monthly, or pay by card online

Make an improvement to your council home

Check if you can make a home improvement or ask for CCTV at your council home.

Contact us

Contact us about council housing

Contact us if you have a question about our council housing services, or disagree with a decision we've made.

Report a council housing problem

Let us know if you've experienced anti-social behaviour or noise nuisance in your neighbourhood

Report a neighbourhood issue

Let us know about an issue in your council estate that's affecting day to day life for you or your neighbours

Report housing fraud

Let us know if you think someone is committing housing fraud in Brighton & Hove

Get involved in your neighbourhood

Resident groups

Find out how to join or start a local resident group in your area. Get involved in improving services.

Join a Resident Involvement group

If you're a council resident, you can get involved with different groups across the city to help improve the services we provide.

Attend the Council Annual Tenant Conference

If you're a council resident, you can ask councillors and managers about housing issues in Brighton & Hove at our annual conference.

Home energy efficiency

Get help with energy bills

Advice about how to save energy and check if you can get a discount on your energy bills.

How to keep warm and well

Advice about staying warm in your home to reduce the risk of health problems.