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Council tenants and leaseholders

Bristol's big housing conversation
Pay your rent
Check your rent balance and other payments
Report a repair
Caretaking services: contact us
Exchange your home
Pay leaseholder service charge
Meet the Housing Ombudsman event

All Bristol City Council employees carry ID. Please ask to see ID before you let anyone into your home who states they are from the council.

  • Tenancy fraud

    Bristol adopts a zero tolerance approach to tenancy fraud.

  • Rent payments and arrears

    How to pay your rent, check your balance and what to do if you can't pay it.

  • Repairs and maintenance

    Report a council housing repair and find out what you're responsible for.

  • Home safety and improvements

    Making improvements to your home and keeping it safe. Includes gas, electric and fire safety.

  • Damp and mould in your home

    Types of damp and what causes it, how to prevent damp and mould, what to do if there’s damp or mould in your home.

  • Make changes to your tenancy

    How to buy your council home, pass it on to someone else or move into a different property.

  • Living in a flat

    Reporting a problem, our caretaking service and information for council leaseholders.

  • Your tenancy

    Information on your tenancy agreement.

  • Tenant participation: ways to get involved

    Have your say in the way we deliver the housing service.

  • Report an abandoned council house or flat

    Let us know if you think a council property has been abandoned or squatted.

  • Guide for new tenants

    What happens before and after you move into a council property.

  • Council garages and parking

    Find out how to rent a garage, and parking for some council tenants and leaseholders.

  • Housing officers for council tenants

    What a housing officer does, who your local housing officer is and how to contact them.

  • Home contents insurance

    Why you need home contents insurance and how to apply for it.

  • Barton House evacuation

    Information for residents about the Barton House evacuation.

  • St Jude’s council housing refurbishment

    Information for residents about the refurbishment of the council housing blocks in the St Jude’s area.

  • Housing and Consumer Standards Programme

    Why we referred ourselves to the government's Regulator of Social Housing (RSH), what we're doing to improve and how to get in contact if you're a tenant.

  • Home condition surveys

    What a home condition survey is, what it includes, what to expect and the survey length.

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