Contact us about your private rented housing
Contact us if you need help with a private housing problem, or if you have a question about our private housing services.
Private housing
Information for private housing tenants, homeowners and landlords. How report an empty property or bring one back into use.
Private tenants
Carry out work on your home
Make sure you're following building rules and check if you need planning permission before starting work on your home
Changes to your home
If you have a disability, illness or health condition, you might benefit from a change to your home. These changes are often called adaptations.
How to find a home to rent
Get advice on the kind of property you should look for and how to find rented properties
Get help to keep up with your rent
Get help and advice if you're having difficulty paying your rent for private housing
Get help to buy a home
The government runs a Help to Buy scheme, which has affordable ways for you to buy your first home or move up the property ladder.
Join the register to build your own home
Apply to be on our self build and custom housebuilding register to let us know you want to build your own home
Privately rented home condition survey
Find out about the rented home condition survey, when it will happen and the safety measure in place.
Private landlords
Contact us about a property you're renting out
Contact us if you're a private landlord, letting your property through the council, or have a question about HMO licensing
Rent out your property through the council
Provide a home to local families who need housing by renting out your property through the council
Houses in Multiple Occupation
You may need a licence for a House in Multiple Occupation if you're renting out to several tenants who aren't members of the same family.
Fire safety advice for landlords
We sent a letter with a fire safety checklist to all private landlords and managing agents of high rise blocks of flats
Empty properties
Report an empty or derelict property
Tell us if a property you live near has become empty or derelict.
Update us on an empty property you own
Tell us about a change to your empty property, such as someone moving in or work being done.
How to find and buy an empty property
Where to look for empty properties in Brighton & Hove.
Bring your empty property back into use
If you own an empty property and are not sure what to do with it, here are some of the options available to you.
How we make sure empty properties are reused
Find out what powers we can use to make sure empty properties are brought back into use.
Home energy efficiency
Apply for help with fuel bills
Get advice on how to save energy and check if you can get a discount on your fuel bills
How to save energy in your home
Get advice on smart meters, looking after your boiler and other ways to make your home more energy efficient
How to keep your home warm
Get advice about staying warm in your home to reduce the risk of health problems
Help to save energy for private tenants and property owners
If you own your property or get permission from your landlord, energy suppliers can help to make your home more energy efficient.