This guide has been developed to explain what affordable housing is, the different tenure models available, who it is aimed at and how it is allocated.

This factsheet summarises the main benefits available to people in retirement from the Department of Work and Pensions or the local council.

This describes the rights and responsibilities of a council tenant, how people can move home, buy their home, and how tenants can become involved in improving the quality of the service for tenants

Basic information about the rights of council and housing association tenants, including security of tenure, re-possession, improvements, repairs, complaints

Information about the role of the Local Government Ombudsman, and how to make a complaint about Council services. This includes complaints made by Council tenants

Information for both landlords and tenants about their renting & letting rights. It includes information for private tenants, Council tenants and RSL tenants on rents, rent increases, eviction, repairs, purchase of the rented property, and neighbour dispu

This report examines the factors that have resulted in local authorities (and ALMO’s) significantly improving their performance. The evidence from Audit Commission inspections is examined, and 20 cases are evaluated