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Housing
Coventry city council offer a variety of services and advice to Landlords, Tenants (Both Private and Housing Association) and Homeowners. These pages detail the services provided and provide basic advice. For more detailed advice see the contact details provided in the relevant section.
This section of the site contains information about the following areas:
Coventry Homefinder
Is the scheme which allocates housing in Coventry. The site, www.coventryhomefinder.com, has details of all of the properties available this week and online application forms. Coventry City Ciouncil's housing options service operate the scheme.
Coventry Accredited Property Scheme
This is a voluntary scheme for private rented properties, providing a set standard for the property and the management of the property. The section contains details of the benefits of membership, standards, newsletters and the landlords forum.
Home Energy Efficiency
This section is still be ing developed. will cover the health and economic aspects of home energy efficiency and heating, hints and tips to help you save energy in your home and your eligibility for different grants, equity release or charitable assistance.
Homelessness
This section details what we do to help homeless people. As well as explaining the Homelessness law it details prevention services has a directory of services for homeless people in the city.
Housing Benefits
This extensive section provides advice and guidance on the range of services provided by the Housing Benefits Section.
Housing Grants and Loans
The Housing Grants and Loans section have details of the Disabled Facilitites Grant and Equity Release schemes available in Coventry. In addition there is advice about carrying out repairs to your home.
Private Housing
Here we provide information about services and guidance on rights and responsibilities for landlords and tenants. The section also contains information about dealing with Empty Homes and the Coventry Landlords' Forum.
Policy & Performance
The Policy and Performance Section provides information on the strategies, priorities and plans from within the Housing Policy and Services Department at the City Council. It also gives details of our perfrormance and the levels of service you can expect from the department.
Sheltered and Supported Housing
This section contains information about supported housing ranging from domestic violence refuges to sheltered housing for elderly people. It includes the Supporting people Directory and information about the Supporting People Program in Coventry.
The mission statement for Housing Policy and Services is:
To ensure decent homes, housing choice and support for Coventry
