Housing

Herefordshire Council no longer own or manage any homes - they were sold to Herefordshire Housing Ltd who became a Housing Company in November 2002. Herefordshire Housing can be contacted on 01432 384000 or visit their website http://www.hhl.org.uk/. 

Following the transfer of homes, Herefordshire Council continues with a strategic responsibility for other important housing functions:

• We are responsible for producing and promoting a Housing Strategy which sets out how we aim to provide decent affordable housing to meet local needs. We do this by working in partnership with the Planning department, Registered Social Landlords, the Housing Corporation, Government Office for the West Midlands, the Health Authority, Private Sector Landlords and other private and voluntary organisations. Together, we aim to maximise the supply of affordable homes and services to meet housing need in Herefordshire.
• We have a statutory duty to prevent homelessness wherever possible and to assist homeless households when homelessness cannot be prevented. We also continue with our responsibility to provide a Housing Advice Service which offers help and guidance on housing matters across all tenures. The Homelessness and Housing Advice Services are operated by Herefordshire Housing on behalf of the Council.
• We work together with the five largest Registered Social Landlords in the county to operate the statutory housing register. In Herefordshire, we have a choice-based arrangement for allocating affordable homes and this service is operated by Home Point.

Please use the links on the left to find out more about the services offered by the Strategic Housing Teams and other relevant Council departments.