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Private housing

The Private Sector Housing Team provides information and assistance to all private landlords, tenants and home owners, and offers advice on illegal evictions or harassment.

The team also provides guidance for owners and residents of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).

If you have a disability and need to adapt your home, you can apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant.

Housing Assistance

Medway Council has funding available to provide a range of financial schemes to help improve housing in Medway.  Visit the links below for the different types of assistance that is available, who is eligible, what repairs and improvement works the assistance will cover and general terms and conditions.

Spring 2012 Landlord Newsletter

Download the new spring edition of the Landlord Newsletter(pdf 909KB).

Tenant Information Pack

Download the new Tenant Information Pack (pdf 81KB).

Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS): A guide for landlords and agents

Go to the new HHSRS guide.

Landlord Accreditation

Find out about Medway's next Landlord Accreditation development day.

Accredited landlords and agents

Download the list of Medway's accredited landlords and agents (pdf 209KB).

Warm front

The Warm Front scheme installs insulation and heating improvements to make homes more energy efficient. The scheme now has a new set of eligibility criteria and will be accepting new applications from 14 April 2011. Find out more about the Warm Front scheme, including who qualifies and how to apply, by visiting The Warm Front Scheme.

 

For more information contact Private Sector Housing by telephone: 01634 333757 or by email: housing@medway.gov.uk

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

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