Places to live

Your housing options

Buying your own home
Information on buying your own home. Including buying a home on a low income, right to acquire and right to buy.

Care homes
This information is intended for older people and their families and carers to help you make decisions if you are considering going to live in a care home.

Applying for a home in Kirklees (Choose n move)
Information about applying for a home in Kirklees using our choose 'n' move scheme. Search for a home in Kirklees and view our Housing Allocations Policy.

Hostels in Kirklees, Bradford and Leeds
If you are homeless you may be able to stay in a hostel. Find out about hostels available. in Kirklees, Bradford and Leeds.

Housing associations in Kirklees
This information is intended to help people in Kirklees who are looking for a home. Housing associations are organisations which provide accommodation on a non-profit making basis.

Housing for people with learning disabilities
Many people with Learning Disabilities would like to know how they could live more independently in the community, and what support they might have to help them.

Private sector housing
Information about buying your own home and renting from a landlord.

Renting from a private landlord
This information is for tenants, who require information on renting from a private landlord.

Residential Care
Older people who become unable to look after themselves at home can be provided with residential or nursing home care.

Supported and sheltered housing
Supported housing is also sometimes known as sheltered accommodation. Two types of supported housing are available in Kirklees.

Kirklees Refugee - Move-On Service (PDF 466Kb)
The service aims to help refugees look for, apply and move into permanent housing and remain integrate in the UK and their local community.

Gypsy and Traveller sites
Information on the rights of Travellers, Gypsies and people on whose land unauthorised camping takes place.

Housing advice

Accommodation
Information on accommodation, hostels and more

Adaptations to your home
Adaptations can be made to your home which promote your safety and enable you to live there more independently, whatever your disability.

Help with your rent payments
Information for people claiming housing benefit, and landlords whose tenants receive housing benefit.

Homelessness
What it means to be homeless and help and advice for dealing with homelessness.

Housing advice
Information about applying for a council home, including sheltered housing, renting from a private landlord and low-cost home ownership.

Mortgage rescue and other schemes
Information about various schemes that may be able to help you if you are having difficulties paying your mortgage or rent.

Moving home
Information about what to think about and who to inform when moving house.

Homefit (PDF 482kb)
Information for Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing and housing association tenants in Kirklees who are living in a property that is too big for their needs.

Are you in danger of losing your home (PDF 1.1Mb)
Information about the advice and support available if you are in danger of losing your home.

Information for landlords

Landlord information
Information for Landlords about accommodation certificates, the accreditation scheme, bond guarantee scheme and more.

Housing projects and policies

Anti-social behaviour

Housing Futures
Information about the future of council housing in Kirklees

Excellent Homes for Life
Kirklees Council has successfully bid for government funding to build new lifetime homes across Kirklees.

Regeneration and development
Information about regeneration and developments across Kirklees.

Housing policies and strategies
Information about the current policies and strategies that Kirklees Council Homes and Neighbourhoods are working to.

Rehousing decision appeals
Kirklees Council's housing registration and allocations policy includes a three stage review procedure. The procedure is designed to comply with legal requirements under the Housing Act 1996

Accommodation Strategy for Older Persons in Kirklees 2010-15 (PDF 5Mb)
This strategy aims to ensure older people have access to a range of accommodation and accommodation-related services that enable them to remain independent for as long as possible and lead a full and active life within their chosen community.

Accommodation Strategy for Older Persons in Kirklees 2010-15 - summary (PDF 110kb)
A summary of the Accommodation Strategy for Older Persons in Kirklees 2010-15

Fieldhead Past and Present Exhibition 2010

Fieldhead Past and Present Exhibition 2010
An exhibition which celebrates Fieldhead past and present. The story is presented as a scrapbook of thoughts and memories of the last 50 years through the eyes of past and current residents, workers and volunteers.

KNH - Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing

Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing

An arms length organisation responsible for managing council homes on behalf of Kirklees Council
For more housing information enter the Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing site, or choose a section of the site from the menu below.

Home ownership
Information about private rented homes, home ownership, empty homes and the Private Sector Housing Unit.

Housing Grounds Management
A partnership with Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing to develop and maintain attractive places to live.

Neighbourhood housing offices
Contact information and opening times.

Repairs and maintenance
Keeping our blocks of flats in a good state of repair is a major task. We do this in a number of ways using a wide range of specialist contractors and other organisations.

Tenancy support
The Supporting People programme helps vulnerable people to live independently in the community

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