Housing

Get housing advice, find somewhere to live or get help with homelessness.

Information for council tenants and leaseholders.

Advice if you are already a social housing tenant.

Find key information on private lettings in Lewisham.

Get advice about buying your own home.

Home owners, private tenants and private sector landlords may be eligible for a grant or interest-free loan for home maintenance and other costs.

Lewisham Council has formally taken over responsibility for managing and maintaining more than 19,000 homes across the borough, following the transfer of staff and services from Lewisham Homes.

​If you are on a low income, you may be eligible for a reduction in council tax.

Housing benefit is a scheme to help people pay their rent to us, a housing association or a private landlord.

If you are a public organisation you can tell us about someone who could be homeless.

Information for social workers and professionals about no recourse to public funds, our procedures, duties and responsibilities.

Report an empty property or find out how to bring your empty property back into use.

Information about our housing strategy and policies.