Council housing

Area Panels - Housing Management

Find out about area panel meetings, where local tenants and resident associations can send representatives to talk with council officers and councillors.

Resident Involvement meeting diary

Area Panels (Estate Development Budget) Citywide Conference CWC Subgroup Planning Meetings Estate Development Budget Panel Estates Task and Finish Group Future Repairs Task and Finish Group Home Service Improvement Group Leaseholder Action Group (AGM) Local Action Teams and general consultation

New homes for neighbourhoods

Find out about our plans for building new homes on land owned by Brighton & Hove City Council.

High rise cladding, insulation and fire safety information

Following the Grenfell Tower fire, we carried out additional precautionary inspections of all council blocks in summer 2017. The information from those inspections is published below, shown by the wards where the blocks are. You can also see the latest fire risk assessments for each block.

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

Things to do before you move out of your council home

Make sure you've done everything on our checklist before you move out of your council property

Charges when you move out of your council home

If you haven't removed or repaired something you're responsible for in the property you're moving out of, we may charge you for the cost of the work

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 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 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 as the lead tenant for a mutual exchange

Find out how to apply as the lead tenant for a mutual exchange

Housing customer account

The current Housing Customer Online System will no longer be available from 30 September 2021 and has not been updated since 3 July 2021 as we introduced our new Housing system on 19 July. A new Housing Online system will be launched in the autumn and we will notify you when available. Thanks for your patience.

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

Check who's responsible for a repair to a council home

Find out if you can ask us for a repair your council home needs

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.

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

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.

Apply for Seniors Housing

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

How we invest in your council homes

Find out how we use our funding to improve the service we provide for our 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

Insure items in your council home

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

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

Resident groups

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

Council leaseholders

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

Apply to buy your council home

Get an application form to buy your council home through the Right to Buy scheme.

Pay your leaseholder charges

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

Attend the Citywide Conference

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

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

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.

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.

New homes for council neighbourhoods

We're developing unused council sites to make the best use of our land and build affordable homes the city needs

New affordable homes in the city

We're working with The Hyde Group to provide affordable housing for families on lower incomes, through our joint venture called Homes for Brighton & Hove.

Sell your property back to the council

If you own a former council home, you can make an offer to sell it back to us

Develop a housing site in the city

We work with housing associations and developers to plan and create new sites to meet housing demand

How to keep your home warm

Get advice about staying warm in your home to reduce the risk of health problems

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

Apply for the Transfer Support Scheme

If you're a housing association tenant, you can apply for a transfer from family-sized or adapted housing to a smaller property.

Estate Development Budget

Find out how we can help you, and your neighbours, develop an idea to improve your neighbourhood

What we can fund from the Estate Development Budget

The Estate Development Budget can fund projects that will improve council housing owned buildings, community facilities, land or the local environment.

Who can make an Estate Development Budget bid

You can make a bid if you're a tenant or resident association or an informal group of tenants who are not part of an association.

Submit an Estate Development Budget bid

Apply for funding if you have an idea that will improve your neighbourhood.

How decisions are made

Once a bid is submitted the Community Engagement Team will check that the bid meets the EDB guidelines.

Preparing your Estate Development Budget bid

Involve your neighbours, get support with your bid and leaseholder contributions towards the cost of work.

Survey of tenants and residents 2019

Every few years we ask council tenants and residents their opinion on council landlord services. The results help us improve what we do and help us figure out what to fund.

Repairs, maintenance and improvement services

Changes to the delivery of repairs, maintenance and improvement services for council housing from 1 April 2020.

Pay for other housing charges

Pay for laundry tokens, concessionary TV Licence fee and guest room charges in seniors housing and Hampshire Court car park fob or pedestrian key.

Leaseholder Action Group meeting minutes

Minutes from the Leaseholder Action Group meetings for council leaseholders.

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.

Housing repairs and maintenance contractor opportunities

Find out about opportunities for contractors to bid for work that helps with the delivery of the day to day repairs service and empty homes work to council owned properties.