Council Housing
Wealden District Council is a major landlord in its own right, letting and managing all the Council's properties at affordable rents. In this section you can find information on the following:
Anti-social Behaviour
The Council is able to provide advice and information to tenants, residents and any other interested parties affected by anti-social behaviour.
Exchanging Your Council Home
As a Council Tenant it is possible to exchange your property with either another council tenant or another housing association tenant anywhere in the Country. It is a requirement that you first obtain permission for carrying out the mutual exchange from your landlord.
Programmed Works of Council Homes
Includes reaching Decent Homes Standards, identifying and programming works required e.g. Windows, Bathroom and Kitchen.
Rents
Maintenance of rent and service charge payments and collection of the inclusive amount that is due.
Repairs and Maintenance
Dealing with day to day repair requests as well as planned maintenance programmes. Includes annual servicing of gas appliances.
Right to Buy
Admistration of the Right to Buy process which allows elligible tenants to purchase their homes from the Council.
Resident Participation
Encourage and facilitate residents involvement in the decision making processes in Wealden District Council.
Supported and Sheltered Housing
This area is concerned with managing the sheltered housing schemes throughout Wealden District. Information can also be found here regarding Supporting People.
Sheltered Housing For Sale
Details of our scheme enabling people with limited capital to purchase on a part rent, part buy basis providing the security of a sheltered environment.
Tenancy and Housing Management
Concerned with signing up new tenants when they are offered a Council property. Enforcing conditions of tenancy including dealing with anti-social behaviour, processing mutual exchange requests and other changes in tenancies. Working with residents and identifying estate improvements.
Void Properties
The Council has strict targets for the turnaround of void (empty) properties within its stock. Their is a publishable "lettable standards" for minimum requirements before a property is relet. These standards have been reached through residents groups and the housing departement working jointly.
Eco Homes Pilot Project
The Eco homes pilot project is to trial new technologies for 'hard to treat homes'.
