Your housing options in Sheffield

If you want to move because you need repairs to your Council home, we may be able to resolve them.

Go to Request a repair to your property to see if your issue(s) can be resolved.

If you sign up for a council property, you will be responsible for decorating it. However, depending on the decorative state of the property, it may be assessed for a decoration grant.

A grant be in the form a B&Q electronic voucher that can only be used  for items classed as decorating and cleaning supplies. You can get confirmation of this at the viewing and collect at when signing up for one.

Check if you can get a grant at Decoration grants for your home.

If you are thinking about altering your council home, you must ask for permission from us in writing before you start the work. 

Please look at Altering my property to see what you need to check with us first before making the alteration.

We have agreed a £300m, 5-year investment plan for council housing in the city. To find out if your home is on the programme for improvements, visit Housing improvements and get in touch with us. The priorities for the programme are:

• protecting the building fabric
• reducing the cost and number of responsive repairs required
• improving the energy efficiency of homes

You don’t need to start a housing application if your housing association property needs repairs.

Report this to your association, and they will be able to help you resolve your issue.

With private rented accommodation, the repairs could be your landlord’s responsibility, and you may not need to start a housing application.

If you are having difficulties contacting your landlord, our Private Rented Housing Team may be able to help. Go to Report disrepair in private rented properties.