Housing Repairs

Home maintenance and loans for home repairs, adaptations

What does it do?

Flexible home improvement loans (from the council)

If you're a homeowner aged 60 or over then you can get a flexible home improvement loan from your council.

With these loans you can repay as little or as much of the loan as you like each month, with the peace of mind that it has been provided on a not-for-profit basis.

What you may be able to improve
The council will consider improvements that can make your home safer, warmer, healthier or more comfortable. Examples of work that may be possible include:

essential repairs and maintenance

central heating or improvements to heating

replacement doors and windows

improvements to insulation

roof and structural repairs

replacement bathroom suites

installation of level-access showers

plumbing and drainage repairs

rewiring

replacement kitchens

burglar alarm and home security

replacement guttering, soffits and cladding

work associated with eradicating dampness, wet rot, dry rot and woodworm

installation of stair-lifts and other adaptations

Who it is for?

for older home owners in Buckinghamshire

Where it is available?

Local service (Wycombe, Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, Milton Keynes, South Bucks).

How to access or apply for it:

Contact the council First Response Team

Call: 01296 383204

Email: ascfirstresponse@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

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Info last updated:

30/06/2022