Guidance

Social Housing in the East of England (updated 4 May 2020)

Updated 16 September 2020

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Serial No: JSHAO/23

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 the 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 the GOV.UK apply for council housing

Registered Provider Name Telephone No.
Babergh District Council 0300 123 4000
Basildon District Council 01268 533333
Bedford Borough Council 01234 267422
Braintree District Council 01376 552525
Breckland District Council 01362 755721
Brentwood Borough Council 01277 312500
Broadland District Council 01603 431133
Broxbourne Council 01992785577
Cambridge City Council 01223 457000
Cambridgeshire County Council 0345 045 5200
Castle Point Borough Council 01268 882200
Central Bedfordshire Council 0300 300 8301
Chelmsford Borough Council 01245 606606
Colchester Borough Council 01206 282222
Dacorum Borough Council 01442 228000
East Cambridgeshire 01353 665555
East Hertfordshire District Council 01279 655261
Epping Forest District Council 01992 564000
Essex County Council 0345 603 7630
Fenland District Council 01354 654321
Forest Heath District Council 01638 719000
Great Yarmouth Borough Council 01493 856100
Harlow District Council 01279 446655
Hertfordshire Council Council 0300 123 4040
Hertsmere Borough Council 0208 207 2277
Ipswich Borough Council 01473 432000
King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council 01553 616200
Luton Borough Council 01582 546000
Maldon District Council 01621 854477
Mid Suffolk District Council 0300 1234000
Norfolk County Council 01842 752387
North Hertfordshire District Council 01462 474000
North Norfolk District Council 01263 513811
Norwich City Council 0344 980 3333
Peterborough City Council 01733 747474
Rochford District Council 01702 546366
South Cambridgeshire District Council 0345 045 0500
Southend-on-Sea Council 01702 215000
South Norfolk 01508 533695
St Albans City and District Council 01727 866100
St Edmondsbury Borough Council 01284 763233
Stevenage Borough Council 01438 242242
Suffolk Coastal District Council 01394 383789
Suffolk County Council 01638 663927
Tendring District Council 01255 686868
Three Rivers District Council 01923 776611
Thurrock Council 01375 372468
Uttlesford District Council 01799 510510
Watford Borough Council 0203 5676900
Waveney District Council 01986 872765
Welwyn Hatfield Council 01707 357000

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.

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
B3 Living 01992 453700 East
Chelmer Housing 0305 555 0500 East
Orwell 01502 586177 East
Amicus Trust 01234 358478 East

Joint Service Housing Advice Office Civ: 01252 787574 Mil: 94222 7574

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