Housing policies | Newcastle City Council

Housing strategies and plans

Our key housing priorities, and policies that affecting our housing stock and who can live in in it.

Rental policies

Policies on how we set rent, tenancy fraud, income collection, pets and taking over someone else's tenancy

Repairs and maintenance policies

Repairs and maintenance; damp, mould and condensation; electrical and gas safety, passenger lifts, water hygiene

Policies for buying a home from us

Right to buy policy, Shared ownership policy, Rent to buy policy

Housing complaints policy

How we handle complaints about council housing in Newcastle