Strategic Housing Issues

In Strategic Housing we provide advice and assistance on a range of housing related issues. Below is a list of common responses to frequently asked questions relating to the services we provide:

• Am I eligible for Council accommodation?
• Am I eligible for a transfer grant?
• I would like to know more about Sheltered Housing in Fareham
• I am homeless - how can the Council help me?
• What is Low Cost Home Ownership? - Am I eligible? - How does the scheme work?
• My private tenanted property is damp and in state of disrepair, can the Council help?

 

Am I eligible for Council accommodation?

 

Your application to go on the Housing Waiting List will be accepted unless you are:

• under 16.
• a person from abroad who is subject to immigration control within the meaning of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (there are some exceptions).
• you or a member of your household has been guilty of unacceptable behaviour,  making that person unsuitable to be a tenant at the time the application is considered.

For more information or for ahousing waiting list application form, please contact the Strategic Housing Divison at Fareham Borough Council on tel: 01329 236100 or customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

 

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Am I eligible for a transfer grant?

 

If you are looking to transfer to a smaller property you may be eligible for a transfer grant.

For more information please contact the Tenancy Services team at Fareham Borough Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

 

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I would like to know more about sheltered housing in Fareham

• Is your home too large?
• Are you on your own?
• Is your garden unmanageable?
• Are you worrying about repairs to the house?

Then sheltered housing could be just the answer. It provides secure accommodation for retired people with the help and support when you need it yet you have the privacy when you want it.

 

To be eligible you must:

• Be over 60 years of age
• Be able to benefit from having a Warden on site or on call.

The Council has various Sheltered Housing Schemes, to obtain an application form or for more information please contact the Tenancy Services team at Fareham Borough Council on 01329 236100 or e mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

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I am homeless - how can the Council help me?

 

If you are homeless or threatened with homelessness, Fareham Borough Council has a Housing Advice Service which can offer you advice and assistance through this difficult time.

The Housing Advice Service is free and confidential and can give advice on such matters as Landlord/Tenant rights, illegal evictions, harassment, money advice and much more.

 

Housing Advisers are available during normal office hours 8.45 to 5.15 Monday to Thursday and 8.45 to 4.45 on Fridays. A "drop in" facility is available 9.30am - 4.00pm Monday to Thursday.

For more information please contact the Strategic Housing Division at Fareham Borough Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

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What is Low Cost Home Ownership? - Am I eligible? - How does the scheme work?

 

Low Cost Home Ownership simply means buying a house in easy stages, for example you buy 50% on mortgage and rent 50% from the Council or Housing Association, at any stage you may purchase the remaining 50%.

 

The scheme is aimed at existing Council tenants, applicants on the Housing Register and first time buyers who live in the Borough of Fareham, and are unable to obtain a mortgage to purchase a property outright.

 

For more information please contact the Strategic Housing Division at Fareham Borough Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or by e-mail to customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

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My private tenanted property is damp and in a state of disrepair. Can the Council help?

 

An authorised officer of the Council will inspect your home and depending on the condition of the same, can require the landlord to make the property fit for human habitation.

For more information please contact the Department of Health and Regulatory Services on tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail health@fareham.gov.uk

 

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