Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
Email: comments@whitehorsedc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01235 520202

Vale of White Horse District Council

Housing advice

The Council’s Housing Advice Team provides a range of services to applicants applying to join the Housing Register and to those who are homeless or in a potentially homeless situation. Please see the following pages for more information. If you would like more advice on a housing issue please contact the Housing Advice Team – see How to contact the Housing Advice Team for contact details.

Homelessness prevention

• Supported lodgings for young people

Advice on housing options

• Renting in the private sector
• Renting from housing associations
• Subsidised and shared ownership schemes
• Buying a property, accommodation outside the Vale and home swap schemes
• Right to Acquire scheme
• Sheltered housing

Advice on renting in the private sector 

• What kind of accommodation is available?
• How to find private rented accommodation
• Private rented accommodation list
• How to follow up an advert, view a property and place a deposit
• Deposit guarantee scheme
• Housing benefit
• How to deal with rent arrears

  Advice for young people

• Supported housing accommodation for young people
• Renting in the private sector for young people
• Supported lodgings for young people

More advice can bere found at realhelpnow.gov.uk/?page_id=54