Information for Homeowners

Private rented sector

• The repairing standard

• The private rented housing panel

Private Sector Housing

Information and advice for homeowners. 

• Buying your home
• Maintaining your home
• Choosing a contractor
• Property management arrangements
• The Scheme of Assistance
• Grants, including disabled grants
• Advice and assistance
• Statutory Notices

Energy Efficiency

A range of grants and assistance are available to improve the energy efficiency of your home.  Details are available on 

• Fuel Poverty 
• Fuel Poverty Energy Assistance Package

Other

This section also provides information and advice about the maintenance of owner occupied properties:

• care and repair service - for people who are 60 or over and own their home, this service can help with organising and financing building work and repairs
• repairs to new builds - information and advice to those in new build properties

• common repairs and factoring service

• handyperson service - for people who are 60 or over or who have a disability, and who either own their own home or live in private rented accommodation. This free service can undertake small jobs for you in your home such as the fitting of security devices, curtain rails/poles, shelves, tap washers, changing light bulbs etc.

• grants for particular needs