Guidance

Social Housing in London (updated April 2020)

Updated 16 September 2020

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  • Serial No: JSHAO/18
  • Date: April 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 London. 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 applying for council housing.

Registered Provider Name General Enquiries
City of London Corporation 020 7606 3030
City of Westminster Council 020 7641 6000
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham 020 8227-5314
London Borough of Barnet 020 8359 3000
London Borough of Bexley 020 8303 7171
London Borough of Brent 020 8937 1234
London Borough of Bromley 020 8464 3333
London Borough of Camden 020 7974 4444
London Borough of Croydon 020 8726 6000
London Borough of Ealing 020 8825 3000
London Borough of Enfield 020 8379 1000
London Borough of Greenwich 020 8854 8888
London Borough of Hackney 020 8356 5000
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham 020 8748 3020
London Borough of Haringey 020 8489 1000
London Borough of Harrow 020 8901 2600
London Borough of Havering 01708 434343
London Borough of Hillingdon 01895 250111
London Borough of Hounslow 020 8583 2000
London Borough of Islington 020 7527 2000
London Borough of Lambeth 020 7926 6000
London Borough of Lewisham 020 8314 6000
London Borough of Merton 020 8274 4901
London Borough of Newham 020 8430 2000
London Borough of Redbridge 020 8554 5000
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 020 8891 1411
London Borough of Southwark 020 7525 5000
London Borough of Sutton 020 8770 5000
London Borough of Tower Hamlets 020 7364 5020
London Borough of Waltham Forest 020 8496 3000
London Borough of Wandsworth 020 8871 6000
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea 020 7361 3013
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 020 8547 5000

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 can 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 help in other parts of the UK.

London and South East England

Name Tel Regions Covered
Riverside ECHG 0345 111 0000 Yorks/South E
STOLL 0207 385 2110 Charitable Housing
Haig Housing 0208 685 5777 National
L&Q 020 8012 6885 London
Moat 0300 3230011 London/South E
Network Homes 0300 373 3000 London

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

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