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Housing

Our Housing Services department manages council housing across the borough. We cover all aspects of housing, including provision of:

Council Housing
Council Garages
Repairs to Council Housing and Garages
Housing Advice
Housing Plus
HomeBuy
Kent Homechoice - Choice Based Lettings
Council Housing Waiting List
Affordable rented housing via Housing Associations
Developing Affordable Housing (Eligibility Criteria)
Shared ownership housing provided by registered social landlords
Sheltered Housing for the elderly
Advice to those who are homeless or threatened with Homelessness
Disabled Facility Grants and advice to those privately renting and home owners
Liaison services between private landlords and tenants where issues have arisen

The Housing Services Team can be contacted by phone on 01233 330688 or by email the Housing Team. The team can give advice on all aspects of the housing service, the housing register, rent arrears, garages and estate management.

To view the Housing Strategy 2008-2011, the Housing Needs Survey Update 2010 and the Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2010 visit the Housing Strategy webpage.

For any current Tenders for Work please see our Public Notice section.

Want to Report a Council House Repair Online

For repairs that are not emergencies we recommend you use our Online Repairs Reporting Service.

More information about reporting a repair can be found in the Council Housing Repairs section.

This webpage was updated on 8/18/2010

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