Services and advice
for council tenants
We offer services to customers who
are not homeless but live in council, housing association or
private sector accommodation who are on the Housing Waiting List.
We can help you swap your home, move into sheltered or supported
housing if you are elderly, move you into a home suitable for your
needs or options in the priivate sector.
Mutual Exchange
If you
are a Council or housing association tenant, you can decide to swap
your home with another tenant. This is called a 'mutual
exchange'.
Older
people
There are housing schemes for older customers managed by the
Council or Housing Associations.
I am a council tenant in a home with too many
bedrooms
The Council runs an underoccupation scheme which enable council
tenants to choose the type of property they want to live in and the
area, street, or even the property they would like as long as it
has at least one bedroom fewer than their current home.
I am an overcrowded council
tenant
As
with many other boroughs, Newham has a shortage of family size
homes which can not meet the ever increasing demand for them. Most
households will be waiting many years before they can bid
successfully for a larger property with average waiting times
ranging from 7 - 14 years, depending on the size of the
property.
I want to buy my council property (Right to
Buy)
You may be eligible to exercise to right to
buy your property. This opens in the Newham Homes website.
Contact us
How to contact the
Housing Options and Advice officers in the Lettings
Agency.