Guidance

Social Housing in South East of England (updated April 2020)

Updated 16 September 2020

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  • Serial No: JSHAO/19
  • Date: March 2020
  • Review Date: April 2021

Local Authorities

The list below gives details of the switchboard telephone number and the main portal for the local authorities in the South East of England. To find the Housing department you will need to ask the switchboard operator for the telephone number or type ‘housing’ in to the search area on the website.

If you are considering applying for local authority housing, you can also do this through our apply for council housing page on GOV.UK.

Registered Provider Name Telephone No.
Adur District Council 01273 263000
Arun District Council 01903 737500
Ashford Borough Council 01233 331111
Aylesbury Vale District Council 01296 585858
Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council 01256 844844
Bracknell Forest Borough Council 01344 352000
Canterbury City Council 01227 862000
Cherwell District Council 01295 227001
Chichester District Council 01243 785166
Chiltern District Council 01494 729000
Crawley Borough Council 01293 438000
Dartford Borough Council 01322 343434
Dover District Council 01304 821199
East Hampshire District Council 01730 266551
Eastbourne Council 01323 410000
Eastleigh Borough Council 02380 688000
Elmbridge Borough Council 01372 474474
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council 01372 732000
Fareham Borough Council 01329 236100
Gosport Borough Council 02392 584242
Gravesham Borough Council 01474 337000
Guildford Borough Council 01483 505050
Hart District Council 01252 622122
Hastings Borough Council 01424 451066
Havant District Council 02392 446019
Horsham District Council 01403 215100
Isle of Wight Council 01983 821000
Lewes District Council 01273 471600
Maidstone Borough Council 01622 602000
Medway Council 01634 306000
Mole Valley Council 01306 885001
New Forest District Council 02380 285000
Portsmouth City Council 02392 822251
Reading Borough Council 0118 937 3787
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council 01737 276000
Rother District Council 01424 787000
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead 01628 68300
Runnymede Borough Council 01932 838383
Rushmoor Borough Council 01252 398399
Sevenoaks District Council 01732 227000
Shepway District Council 01303 853000
Slough Borough Council 01753 475111
South Bucks District Council 01895 837200
South Oxfordshire District Council 01235 422422
Southampton City Council 02380 833000
Spelthorne Borough Council 01784 451499
Surrey Heath Borough Council 01276 707100
Swale Borough Council 01795 424341
Tandridge District Council 01883 722000
Test Valley Borough Council 01264 368000
Thanet District Council 01843 577000
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council 01732 844522
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 01892 526121
Vale of White Horse District Council 01235 422422
Waverley Borough Council 01483 523333
Wealden District Council 01892 653311
West Berkshire Council 01635 55111
West Oxfordshire 01993 861000
Winchester City Council 01962 840222
Woking Borough Council 01483 755855
Wokingham Borough Council 0118 974 6000
Worthing Borough Council 01903 239999
Wycombe District Council 01494 461000

Housing Associations and other Charitable Housing Providers

Housing Associations and other charitable housing providers vary in size dramatically from less than 50 properties to a stock of over 40,000. They are becoming the major providers of social housing in the UK. Their objective is to provide affordable good quality homes for rent or low cost home ownership. Some are able to accept direct applications whilst others will only take nominations by a local authority.

The housing providers listed below are not necessarily regionally based, but can assist in other parts of the UK.

South East England

Name Tel Regions Covered
Riverside ECHG 0345 111 0000 Yorks/ South East
STOLL 0207 385 2110 Charitable Housing
Haig Housing 0208 685 5777 National
Catalyst 0300 456 2099 South East
Moat Homes 0300 323 0011 South East

Joint Service Housing Advice Office Civ: 01252 787574 Mil: 94222 7574 RC-PERS-JSHAO-0Mailbox@mod.gov.uk