Private housing

If you are a landlord, tenant or homeowner in the private sector we can provide you with a range of services including:

• advice on minimum standards for accommodation
• taking action to deal with unsafe housing conditions
• grants and loans to improve your home
• bringing empty properties back into use
• requirements relating to homes in multiple occupation (HMO)

Advice for Landlords

Information for private sector landlords including minimum standards for accommodation and support available to fulfill them.

Advice for private tenants

We provide advice and information for tenants renting private accommodation. This includes advising on the minimum standards of accommodation they should expect from their landlord and how we can support both them and the landlord in achieving them.

Empty properties

Empty properties are more than a potential home for a household to live in. They are a blight on a neighbourhood and may be associated with criminal activity.

Private sector housing grants and loans

We are committed to help improve living conditions for those in private sector housing, ensuring that properties are safe and secure. In some instances, this may mean providing incentives for landlords.

Local Housing Allowance (LHA)

Local Housing Allowance (LHA) is a new way of working out new claims for Housing Benefit for tenants renting accommodation from a private landlord. Find out more about the LHA.