Guidance

Social Housing in the East Midlands (Updated 30 April 2020)

Updated 16 September 2020

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Please access Information and guidance on civilian housing

Serial No: JSHAO/22

Date: April 2020

Review Date: April 2021

Local Authorities

The list below gives details of the switchboard telephone number and the main portal for the local authorities in the East Midlands. To find the Housing department you will need to ask the switchboard operator for the telephone number or type ‘housing’ in to the search area on the website.

Consider applying for local authority housing through the GOV.UK apply for council housing website.

Registered Provider Name Telephone No.
Amber Valley Borough Council 01773 570222
Ashfield District Council 01623 450000
Bassetlaw District Council 01909 533533
Blaby District Council 0116 2750555
Bolsover District Council 01246 242424
Boston Borough Council 01205 314200
Broxtowe Borough Council 0115 917 7777
Charnwood Borough Council 01509 263151
Chesterfield Borough Council 01246 345345
City of Lincoln Council 01522 881188
Corby Borough Council 01536 464000
Daventry District Council 01327 871100
Derby City Council 01332 64000
Derbyshire County Council 08456 058058
Derbyshire Dales 01629 533190
East Lindsey District Council 01507 601111
East Northamptonshire Council 01832 742000
East Staffordshire Borough Council 01283 508000
Erewash Borough 0115 907 2244
Gedling Borough Council 0115 901 3901
Harborough District Council 01858 828282
High Peak Borough Council 0845 129 8075
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council 01455 238141
Huntingdonshire District Council 01480 388388
Kettering Borough Council 01536 410333
Leicester City Council 0116 454 1000
Leicestershire County Council 0116 232 3232
Lincoln City Council 01522 881118
Lincolnshire County Council 01522 881188
Mansfield District Council 01623 463463
Melton Borough Council 01664 502502
Milton Keynes Council 01908 691691
Newark and Sherwood District Council 01636 650000
Northamptonshire County Council 01755-489266
North East Derbyshire District Council 01246 231111
North Kesteven District Council 01529 414155
North West Leicestershire District Council 01530 454545
Northampton Borough Council 0300 303 7000
Nottingham City Council 01159 155500
Nottinghamshire County Council 0300 500 8080
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council 01162 888961
Rushcliffe Council 0115 981 9911
Rutland County Council 01572 722577
South Derbyshire District Council 01283 595795
South Holland District Council 01775 761161
South Kesteven District Council 01476 406080
South Northamptonshire 01327 322322
Wellingborough 01933 229777
West Lindsay 01427 676676

Housing Associations and other Charitable Housing Providers

Housing Associations and other charitable housing providers vary in size dramatically from less than 50 properties to a stock of over 40,000. They are becoming the major providers of social housing in the UK. Their objective is to provide affordable good quality homes for rent or low cost home ownership. Some are able to accept direct applications whilst others will only take nominations by a local authority.

The housing providers listed below are not necessarily regionally based, but can assist in other parts of the UK.

East Midlands

Name Tel Regions Covered
Riverside ECHG 0345 111 0000 Yorks/South East
STOLL 0207 385 2110 Charitable Housing
Haig Housing 0208 685 5777 National
Midland Heart 0345 60 20 540 Midlands
Nottingham community housing 0800 013 8555 E Midlands
Futures Housing 0800 456 2531 E Midlands
Platform Housing 0800 435016 East

Joint Service Housing Advice Office Civ: 01252 787574 Mil: 94222 7574 RC-PERS-JSHAO-0Mailbox@mod.gov.uk