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 public spaces