See our range of services and products to help homeowners. These include practical and financial assistance with improving your property, support to adapt your home to suit people with mobility issues, help with repairing your home, mortgage help for homeowners and support with making your home as energy efficient and cost effective as possible.
Leaseholder Information
Almost all flats in England and Wales are leasehold, as are many houses. As a long leaseholder (tenant under a long lease) you have bought the right to live in your property for a fixed number of years typically for either 99 or 125 years. Once the lease expires the property will revert to the landlord unless, either, the freehold is purchased (enfranchisement), the lease is extended or rights to stay on in the property as a renting tenant are exercised.
Dudley home improvement service
Our home improvement service provides adaptations, essential repairs and energy advice to support vulnerable residents living in the Dudley Borough to keep warm, safe and independent in their homes.
Fix-a-home scheme
This is an approved trader scheme developed by Dudley Council in conjunction with Age Concern Dudley. The list has been compiled on the basis of recommendations from satisfied customers. See more on Fix-a-home scheme.
Housing assistance policy
The Housing Assistance Policy is designed to improve housing conditions within the private sector, assist people in remaining warm at home by reducing their energy costs and support independent living for those living in owner occupied, privately tented or homes owned by housing associations.
The policy covers the Housing Assistance Grant, which is a means tested grant for building work designed to assist people who may be financially poor and/or vulnerable stay safe within their home. It also covers Energy Support and Advice, which is available to all residents and can signpost residents to the help available, and the Disabled Facilities Grant, which is a means tested grant, available to fund building work to homes to assist people who may be elderly or disabled remain living independently at home.