Worthing Borough Council

Housing Options and Advice

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01903 221063

housing-services@adur-worthing.gov.uk

The Housing Solutions team at Worthing Borough Council are committed to helping prevent or resolve threatened homelessness.

If you think you’re about to become homeless get advice, contact Housing Services. Our officers will explore all options available to help resolve your housing difficulties.

The Housing Solutions team also provides choice, advice and support for people that often enables them to resolve their own housing problems.

The housing solutions approach is able to assess and aim to resolve difficulties at an earlier stage than any formal legislation is able to. This helps to remove frequent causes of pressure associated with threatened homelessness, such as living in bed and breakfast accommodation, landlord’s seeking Court Orders to gain Possession of property and recovery of Court costs and being unable to choose the area within Worthing in which people wish to live.
 
If you would like more information please contact Housing Services.

Housing Advice in Worthing

The Housing Services Department in Worthing can provide advice and assistance on a wide range of housing related issues including details of other agencies that may also be able to help with housing needs.

The following are examples of the types of housing problems we are able to provide advice on:-

• Disputes between landlords and tenants - including harassment and illegal eviction.
• Notices Served by Landlords - either where a tenancy is coming to an end, or has already expired, or where a tenant has not met the terms of the tenancy i.e. not paid the rent, and the landlord is seeking possession of the property.
• Rent Increases - In most cases a landlord must follow a set procedure if he wants the tenant to pay more rent. We can advise you how this must be done, and assist you if this has not been done correctly.
• Disrepair - People living in private rented accommodation can often have problems with disrepair, and many landlords and tenants are unaware of their rights and responsibilities. We can advise you what these are, and how to ensure that all parties comply with their statutory, legal and contractual obligations.
• Mortgages - People may fall into mortgage arrears for many different reasons, such as unemployment or health problems. We can give advice and assistance to help protect you from losing your home, or support to negotiate terms with your lender, even if Court proceedings have already begun.  We can also assess whether you are suitable for assistance under the Government's Mortgage Rescue Scheme.
• Deposits - We can assist you to recover any deposit that you are legally entitled to, which is being illegally withheld by your landlord or his agents.
• Relationship Breakdown - We can advise you of your legal housing rights if your relationship breaks down, and your housing circumstances become/or are likely to become an issue for you.
• Housing Options - We can advise you on a broad range of housing options available for those requiring alternative accommodation.
• Homelessness - We can offer advice and assistance to anyone who is, or is likely to become, homeless.
• Empty Properties

If you, or someone you know owns, or is aware of, an empty property, and would advice on how it can be brought back into use please contact Housing Services. You can also inform of us of an empty property with our on-line form available from the Housing and Housing Support Forms section
       
You can also contact the following organisations for housing advice:

• Citizens Advice Bureau
• Shelterline: 0808 800 4444 - 24 hour helpline
• Elderly Acommodation Counsel
• or a solicitor

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