Private landlords and tenants

Grants for disabled adaptations help fund necessary home alterations to improve comfort and accessibility.

View Ipswich properties currently licensed as Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs).

This guide outlines the types of private tenancies and your rights as a renter, excluding secure Council or Housing Association tenancies.

This guide outlines how to apply for a Rent Repayment Order (RRO), including eligibility, application steps, and tribunal procedures.

Learn about the legal requirements for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rented properties.

Ipswich LET helps landlords find tenants with free services like rent guarantees and deposit bonds, securing over 90 tenancies since 2013.

The Private Sector Housing team helps landlords maintain housing standards and comply with safety regulations.

If you rent a home, you have the right to repairs, and both you and your landlord have specific responsibilities.

Ipswich Council offers various grants for property improvements, including for renovations, empty homes, and disabled facilities.

If you use land as a caravan/mobile/park home site you will almost always need planning permission and a site licence from the Council.

Suffolk's Warm Homes Healthy People project helps vulnerable people and families make their homes cheaper to heat.

An Empty Dwelling Management Order (EDMO) lets the Council manage long-term vacant properties to prevent disrepair, reduce nuisance, and restore them to use.

Action that the Council can take with regard to empty properties or those in a poor state of repair.

Find out who is responsible for maintaining and repairing drains, sewers, and road gullies based on their type and location.

It is a criminal offence if your landlord to tries to force you out of your home or evicts you without following the proper procedures.

To deal with a condensation problem effectively, you will need to keep your home ventilated, keep it warm and reduce moisture.

Report It Empty is a scheme that has been set up to help identify empty homes that may otherwise go undetected.

Find out about energy efficiency standards for rental properties and how to get funding for improvements.

What to do if you believe there are hazards within your home.

An HMO is a property with three or more people from different households, requiring a license and compliance with specific standards.

Find out the fire and amenity standards for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and how these standards are determined through a risk assessment.