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
- 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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