Housing

Craven District Council no longer owns or manages any council housing. Its stock of 1,540 properties was transferred in March 2003 to housing association, Yorkshire Housing, following extensive consultation with tenants.

The Role of the Council following transfer

Craven District Council continues to be the local housing authority and has a strategic role.

• To produce housing strategies and policies
• To identify housing need
• To enable delivery of affordable housing
• To retain responsibility for the housing waiting list
• To prevent homelessness
• To assist the homeless
• To ensure the availability of excellent housing information, aid and advice

• Apply for Social Housing

  Apply for Social Housing

  In Craven, housing associations advertise their properties through the North Yorkshire HomeChoice website where you can join the register and search for social housing

• Housing advice

  Housing advice

  The Council can provide advice, assistance and services for many different kinds of housing queries and problems from home energy advice to specialist help when you are threatened with losing your home.

• Affordable housing in Craven

  Affordable housing in Craven

  The Council works in an enabling capacity with a number of social housing providers to increase the supply of affordable housing.

• Financial Support for Home Owners

  Financial Support for Home Owners

  In response to the increased numbers of people experiencing financial difficulties and an increasing number of repossessions, new schemes have been introduced to help people.

• Housing Strategy

  Housing Strategy

  All councils in England have a duty under the Local Government Act 2003, to produce and publish a housing strategy setting out its key priorities for housing. As the local housing authority, Craven District Council's Housing Strategy contributes towards the Council's vision of 'ensuring sustainable towns and villages with access to suitable housing and excellent local services'.

• Homelessness Strategy

  Homelessness Strategy

  The Homelessness Act 2002 requires local authorities to carry out periodic reviews of its homelessness services and publish a strategy to tackle homelessness within a local context.

• How Social Housing is allocated

  How Social Housing is allocated

  Access to good-quality housing improves lives and is a foundation of strong communities. Social landlords are the bodies that own and manage social housing. They tend to be non-commercial organisations such as local authorities (councils) or housing associations.

• Private Housing

  Private Housing

• Council housing

  Council housing

  The council house, otherwise known as a local authority house, is a form of public or social housing. Council houses were built and operated by local councils to supply uncrowded, well built homes on secure tenancies at reasonable rents to primarily working class people.

• Accommodation services for Specific Client Groups

• Gypsy and Traveller Sites

  Gypsy and Traveller Sites

  This page provides information regarding the provision and management of permanent or transit sites for use by travellers within the area and guidance concerning the unauthorised use of land by traveller communities.

• Homes in Multiple Occupation

  Homes in Multiple Occupation

• Grants and Loans

  Grants and Loans

  Grants and loans may be available for private sector housing renewal: for homeowners, landlords and private tenants to make repairs and improvements to their homes.

• Home Energy Conservation Act Report 2013

• Page last updated: 29 October 2012

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