Housing FAQs
Please find below some frequently asked questions and answers, which we hope you will find useful. Click on the question and it will take you to the answer.
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- What can the housing team help me with?
- I’m being kicked out of my home / my landlord is evicting me / I can no longer stay with my family or friends. What can I do?
- I am working but need a deposit, Can you help?
- I need to get an advance rent of one month, can you help?
- I am looking for a retirement home, can you help?
- I can’t afford to buy and don’t want to rent, what are my options?
- I want to move/transfer, what do I do?
- What can I do about my rent arrears?
- I have just got out of prison and have nowhere to go, can you help?
- I have been told I am intentially homeless / not vunerable or a priority need. What can I do now?
- I have applied to join the housing waiting list and been told I have no local connections to Watford, what can I do?
- Have you got a list of accommodation in the area?
- I have nowhere to stay tonight, what can I do?
- I am sick and my home is now unsuitable for me / I can’t manage the stairs, what can I do?
- How many council houses do you have?
- How do I get onto your housing register?
- How long does it take for the housing registration form to be processed?
- I am on the waiting list and my circumstances have changed, should I inform you?
- I have a medical condition, does this help with my application?
- Can you help me with mutual exchange / exchange list / homeswapper?
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What can the housing team help me with?
We can give you advice and information on housing issues, including housing advice, homelessness prevention, housing register, housing advice for the elderly, rent deposit scheme. A drop in service to see a Prevention and Advice Officer is available at the Town Hall.
- Mon 8.45am - 4.30pm*
- Tue 8.45am - 4.30pm*
- Wed 1pm - 4.30pm*
- Thur 8.45am - 4.30pm*
- Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm*
We are closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.
*Latest time for booking in - those who arrive before this time can still be seen.
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