A brief outline of what the council's Environmental Health Officers do to help people living in private housing.
Summary of Our Services
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We give advice to landlords, owners and private tenants
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Investigate tenants’ complaints about housing conditions
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Improve Houses in Multiple Occupation, their amenities and means of escape from fire
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Issue property licences to landlords of HMOs
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Provide Disabled Facilities Grants for home adaptations
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Provide a range of private housing assistance and grants to older, disabled and other vulnerable homeowners, and HMO landlords, where government funding is available
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Provide advice and facilitate grants and initiatives for energy efficiency and empty properties
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Work in partnership with East Sussex County Council Social Services and other agencies
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Carry out housing surveys
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Provide advice on this website for homeowners about maintenance, security and safety, including asbestos
Go to Related Pages to find out about the other topics that Environmental Health Officers deal with. Officers dealing with private housing work in our Community Department, and other environmental health services are delivered through our Development and Environment Department.
