What We Do - Private Housing

A summary of what the council's Environmental Health service does.

This page gives a brief outline of the things we do. See Related Pages to find out more and get advice, publications and useful contacts in our main sections for each topic.

Summary of Our Services

• We give advice to landlords, owners and private tenants

• Investigate tenants’ complaints about housing conditions

• Improve Houses in Multiple Occupation, their amenities and means of escape from fire

• Issue property licences to landlords of HMOs

• Provide Disabled Facilities Grants for home adaptations

• Provide a range of private housing assistance and grants to older, disabled and other vulnerable homeowners, and HMO landlords, where government funding is available

• Provide advice and facilitate grants and initiatives for energy efficiency and empty properties

• Work in partnership with Eastbourne Care and Repair, East Sussex County Council Social Services and other agencies

• Carry out housing surveys

• Provide advice on this website for homeowners about maintenance, security and safety, including asbestos.