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Housing and homelessness

We provide a range of homes, leaseholds and rentals to council tenants.

We can also help you to find a place to live, and offer support for those who are or may become homeless.

Paying rent

Paying your rent and dealing with arrears

Find a place to live

Advice and support when looking for a new home.

Council housing

We provide a range of homes, leaseholds and rentals to residents.
  1. Building and providing new council homes
  2. Apply for social housing
  3. Rent council garages
  4. Extra care housing
  5. Tenancy management
  6. Right to Buy
  7. Hometalk magazine
  8. Social housing assets

Help for homeless

Get support if you are rough sleeping or have nowhere to live.
  1. Homeless or rough sleeping referrals

Housing tenants data collection survey

New Forest District Council shared ownership

  1. Introduction to shared ownership
  2. New shared ownership properties
  3. Current shared owners
  4. Get in touch about shared ownership
  5. Apply for a shared ownership property
  6. Shared ownership policy

Council housing repair

Charges, responsibilities and contact details for repairs on rented properties.
  1. Maintenance of council homes
  2. Get permission to make improvements to your council home
  3. Self-help repair advice for tenants
  4. Fire doors
  5. Damp, mould, and condensation

Appletree Careline community alarm service

Appletree Careline provides a monitoring service to vulnerable people.

Private housing

Advice and support for private landlords and tenants.
  1. Warmer Homes funding
  2. Landlord and Letting Agent Assistance
  3. Stillwater Mobile Home Park
  4. Landlord forums

Energy efficiency and advice

Make your home more energy efficient, reduce your energy and water usage.

Affordable housing

Low-cost homes delivered alongside housing associations and developers.
  1. New Forest District Council shared ownership
  2. Community-led and rural affordable housing
  3. Community-led housing fund

Fire safety

  1. Fire risk assessments
  2. How we keep your home safe
  3. How you can keep your home safe
  4. Fire safety signage
  5. Fire doors
  6. Self evacuation
  7. Fire safety policy

Housing Strategy

Our Housing Strategy sets our vision for housing in the New Forest District.

Feedback, comments and complaints

Help us improve the quality of our services.

Appletree Careline

Appletree Careline provides a monitoring service to vulnerable people.
  1. Lifeline service
  2. Pricing
  3. Contact us about Appletree Careline

Greener Housing Strategy 2022 to 2032

Our new Greener Housing Strategy details our plans over the next 10 years to improve the energy efficiency of our council housing stock and private homes in the district, whilst playing our part in reducing carbon emissions to help the UK meet net zero by 2050.

Warmer Homes funding

Find out about Warmer Homes scheme for owner occupiers and private rental tenants.

Tenant engagement and participation

Have your say in the way we run the housing service.

Cosy Homes New Forest

Home Energy Conservation Act

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