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Housing and Homelessness

If you're a tenant in our borough and getting Universal Credit, there's changes to your rent this year. This is due to the 53 week year. Find out more information about the changes. 

Join the housing register

You can apply for council housing through us. You'll usually have to join a waiting list and you're not guaranteed to get a property.

Report repairs to a council house

Report a repair. If your repair is urgent, call us on 01483 505050. Outside of office hours call 01483 532122.

Pay rent on a council house

Report suspected tenancy fraud

Find a home

Find out about council and housing association properties, supported housing and help for homelessness.

Register or make a change to your council tax

Information and help for council tenants

  1. Find out about buying your council house
  2. Report a noise nuisance
  3. Report a repair needed to your council house
  4. Information for leasehold and shared equity owners

Private housing and HMOs

  1. Report a suspected unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
  2. Report an empty property​
  3. Dealing with damp and mould
  4. Advice and protection for private housing tenants

Help with homelessness

  1. Make a referral ​
  2. Tell us about someone begging in Guildford
  3. Make a donation
  4. How we can help if you're at risk of homelessness​

Grants for your home

  1. Apply for a home improvement grant

Renting a garage

  1. Apply to rent a garage for general use
  2. Apply to rent a garage for your car
  3. Report an issue with your garage

Housing Strategy

  1. Affordable housing contacts for developers