Contact:
  • Housing Services
  • Address:

    PO Box 3343, BA1 2ZH

  • E-mail:
    housing@bathnes.gov.uk 
  • Telephone:
    01225 477000
  • Fax:
    N/A
  • Minicom:
    N/A
  • Page Updated:
    13/06/2008
  • Author:
    CiS Team
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Housing

Bath and North East Somerset Council provides a wide range of services to homeowners, tenants, leaseholders, landlords, people looking for a home and homeless people in our area.

We work to achieve the aim of ensuring that there are healthy & sustainable homes for all in our communities.  

See our customer service standards

We offer the following services:

For residents looking for a home:

  • We run the Homesearch scheme - Bath & North East Somerset Council’s way of allocating social housing
  • We can show you where to look for other affordable housing options

For Owner-Occupiers & Leaseholders:

  • We can offer financial assistance and support to enable elderly, disabled and otherwise vulnerable residents to undertake essential works of repairs, adaptations and security improvements to their homes
  • We can offer financial assistance and advice on energy efficiency improvements
  • We can offer advice and assistance on Radon gas within the home

Supported & Sheltered Housing

  • Sheltered housing
  • Extra-care sheltered housing
  • Supported housing
  • Supported lodgings scheme
  • Supporting people

For Tenants:

  • We offer general housing advice and assistance relating to security of tenure, prevention of homelessness and housing conditions
  • We can offer grants for disabled adaptations, and in certain cases for private tenants, financial assistance for essential repairs and home security.
  • We will investigate complaints about housing conditions and take action to remedy serious housing health and safety hazards
  • We can enforce fire safety, health and safety and amenity standards within houses and flats including houses in multiple occupation
  • We can give you details of the Council’s Property Accreditation Scheme

For Landlords:

  • We can give you details of the Council’s Property Accreditation Scheme
  • We can offer advice and enforce fire safety, health and safety and amenity standards within houses and flats including houses in multiple occupation

For Homeless people within our area:

  • We can offer advice and assistance on how to find accommodation
  • We can provide temporary accommodation for homeless people who have children or other priority need 

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