Council housing is often known as social housing and can be provided by the local authority or Registered Social Landlords. 

Bath and North East Somerset Council no longer own any housing stock as we transferred all our stock to Somer Community Housing Trust in 1999.

Since that time the Council has worked in partnership with a number of Registered Social Landlords to provide affordable housing. 

Social housing is in great demand and there is a shortage of properties to rent through Homesearch, to explore other ways of finding a home please see housing options. 

Homesearch is Bath & North East Somerset Council’s way of allocating social housing. The Homesearch Team administers the waiting list for social housing in the Bath and North East Somerset area. If you would like to apply for social housing please visit www.homesearchbathnes.org.uk and complete an online application form. Alternatively, you can request a paper form or speak with a member of the Homesearch Team by ringing 01225 396118.

For information about the number of applications currently on the Homesearch Register  please see:  How we are doing.

To read the Homesearch Policy, please see Homesearch Policy.

To read our Housing Services Customer Service Standards please see Customer Service Standards.