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Home improvements

Help with house repairs and improvements

Medway Council has been awarded funding from the Regional Housing Board to provide a range of assistance to help improve housing in Medway.

The council's aim is to reduce the number of vulnerable households living in non-decent homes. This assistance will help vulnerable homeowners to repair and to maintain their homes.

Advice on the help that is available, including information on who is eligible and what improvement or repair works the assistance will and will not cover, can be found elsewhere on this site at:

Useful links

  • In touch  is a registered charity that enables the disabled, vulnerable and elderly to remain in their homes by offering help, support and advice on home improvements, repairs and adaptations.
  • The Occupational Therapy Service provides assistance to people who are registered disabled or have a substantial physical disability. To find out about disabled adaptations, phone 01634 331262.
  • Age UK (www.ageuk.org.uk/money-matters) provides information on Community Care Grants, benevolent societies and equity release schemes.
  • If you are looking for a contractor to carry out improvements and repairs to your property, find out about the Fair Trader Scheme or phone Trading Standards on 01634 333555.

Assistance policy

Download the Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy (pdf 226KB) and the associated  Cabinet Report (pdf 837KB). To use these documents you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this on your computer, please use our advice page.

Service standards and policies

Find out more about Medway Council's private sector housing policies and service standards.

For more information contact Private Sector Housing by telephone: 01634 333066 or by email: privatesectorhousing@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Private Sector Housing, Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR

 

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