Rother District Council provides housing services to the people of the Rother District from the Community Help Point at the Town Hall.
The Council no longer directly owns housing following the transfer of it's housing stock in May 1998 to Rother Homes(now Amicus Horizon), a not-for-profit Local Housing Association. However, the Council has rights to a percentage of vacancies and gives help and advice to those in housing need, assistance to the homeless and help to those in Private Sector Housing and also maintains a Housing Register.
Housing Services have produced a booklet which gives details of the services we provide and how to go about accessing them. It also contains useful information on finding a new home. The booklet will give you a brief overview of most aspects of our work including housing advice, finding somewhere to rent privately, getting on the housing register, making improvements to your current home and energy efficiency. If you find you need more detailed information then go to the relevant section of the website by navigating through the tabs on the left hand side.
Below is a table of organisations mentioned on these pages that you may find useful for reference
Housing contacts directoryService | What do they do? | How to contact them |
Homemove 
| A major change in the way housing associations let their homes means the choice based lettings scheme, called HOMEMOVE, allows people looking for housing to bid for the properties they are interested in. Before, people on the waiting list were simply allocated homes by the council, but now people have the chance to choose the ones they are interested in | http://www.homemove.org.uk/ |
Where to find a property? | These sites contain lots of adverts for homes to rent in Rother | www.friday-ad.co.uk www.rightmove.com www.findaproperty.com |
Benefits Checker | Check your eligibility for Housing Benefit and other support | http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/index.htm |
Local Housing Allowance rates | Here you'll find the current level of LHA being paid together with claim forms | http://www.rother.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=3540 |
Hastings Furniture Service | Provides reconditioned appliances and good quality used furniture to those on a low-income | www.hfs.org.uk 01424 441112 |
Apply for Social Housing | Here you'll find all the forms you need to get on the housing register and make use of the Homemove scheme | www.rother.gov.uk/housing |
Mutual Exchange | If you already live in a Council or Housing Association property you might want to try 'swapping' your home with someone else | www.councilexchangesite.co.uk www.homeswapper.co.uk |
Moat | If Shared Ownership sounds like a good option then look here for full details of the properties and products available together with details of how to register | www.homebuy.co.uk 0845 359 6161. |
Adult Social Care Direct | Provides help and access to services for those who find it difficult to manage daily tasks at home. This single point of contact will point you towards other useful services | www.eastsussex.gov.uk/socialcare 0345 60 80 191 Adult Social Care Direct
Social Care Direct (Adult Services)
St. Mary's House 52 St. Leonard's Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex BN21 3UU |
| Homeworks | Offer support to anyone aged 16 to 64 who is homeless or could be at risk of losing their home and needs support to live independently | By phone 01424 858341 By text 07540 721244 By e-mail referrals@homeworkseast.org.uk |
BHT Brighton Housing Trust | Provides a range of specialist legal advice in housing, immigration, welfare benefits and debt | 16 Havelock Road Hastings TN34 1BP 01424 452610 |
Citizens Advice Bureau | Offer free, confidential and impartial advice on a wide range of subjects, including housing issues | www.rotherdistrictcab.org.uk (01424) 215055 (01424) 734549 Bank Chambers Buckhurst Place Bexhill on-Sea TN40 1QF |
Shelter | A campaigning charity that provide advice and support to those at risk of homelessness | www.shelter.org.uk 0808 800 4444 (free advice line) |
Hastings & Rother Mediation service | Specialists in family mediation between parents and children, if you're having problems at home they might be able to help | http://www.hrmediation.org/ (01424) 446808 |
Information for Travellers | Your first point of contact for most issues should be the Traveller Liaison Officer at East Sussex County Council | www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/travellers/default.htm 01273 481344 County Hall
St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
East Sussex BN7 1SW |
Connexions | Information and advice for a young people on a wide range of subjects from education to health and housing | www.CONNEXIONS360.org.uk/housing Rothermere House 49-51 Cambridge Road Hastings TN34 1DT 01424 722045 |
Crime Prevention | Call this number for all non-emergency policing and anti-social behaviour matters | 0845 60 70 999 |
Refuge | Advice and support for people suffering domestic violence, the freephone helpline is staffed 24 hours a day | www.refuge.org.uk 0808 2000 247 |
CRI Domestic Abuse Service | Information, advocacy and practical and emotional support to women, men and children living with domestic abuse and violence in the East Sussex area | 01424 716629 |
| Action for Change | Advice and information for anyone concerned about their own or some else's drinking | 1st Floor Hanover House Marina St Leonards on Sea TN38 0DN 01424 460066 www.action-for-change.org |
| CRI Substance Misuse Service Hastings and Rother | High quality substance misuse interventions in the community working in partnership with Sussex NHS Trust | Thrift House 13 Wellington Place Hastings TN34 1NY 01424 452580 www.cri.org.uk |
Talk to Frank | Information on drug and alcohol misuse and where to go for help | www.talktofrank.com 0800 77 66 00 |
Home Heat Helpline | This helpline is funded by energy suppliers and is a great source of advice if you're worried about your energy bills | www.homeheathelpline.org.uk 0800 33 66 99 |
Gas Safety | The Health and Safety executive's pages contain all the information you need to install and maintain a safe, legal gas appliances in the home | www.hse.gov.uk/gas |
Warm Front | This government funded scheme provides insulation and heating improvements for those on low incomes | www.warmfront.co.uk 0800 316 2805 |
Energy Savings Trust | There are six regional Energy Savings Trust advice centres across the country. The Energy Savings Trust will provide you with information on reducing your carbon emissions and lowering your energy bills | www.energysavingtrust.org.uk 0800 512 012 |
