Housing and local services
Owning or renting and council services
Topics
Council housing and housing associations
Includes Right to Buy, shared ownership, getting repairs and housing benefit
Renting a property
Includes proving your right to rent with a share code or documents, tenancy agreements and deposits
Buying and owning a property
Includes buying and selling your home, home ownership schemes, mortgages and compensation
Council Tax
Includes council tax appeals, bands, discounts and reductions
Being a landlord and renting out a room
Includes right to rent checks, evicting tenants, tenancy agreements and deposit protection schemes
Local councils and services
Find and access local services
Household energy
Includes energy support, grants, energy performance certificates (EPCs), energy saving and renewable energy for your home
Planning permission and building regulations
Includes building regulations, planning permission and finding land and property information
Repossessions, homelessness, emergency housing and evictions
Includes help with homelessness, evictions and squatting
Recycling and rubbish
Includes collecting large waste items, garden waste and reporting problems
Noise, neighbours, pets and pests
Includes neighbour disputes, reporting noise nuisance, pest control and looking after pets
Streets, roads, pavements and buildings
Includes street cleaning, traffic lights and reporting problems
Safety and the environment in your community
Includes smoke control areas, road safety and crime prevention