Improvements and repairs
Your council offers a number of services to help ensure private homes are safe and well maintained.
For information specific to home adaptations to meet the needs of a disabled person please visit our page on Home Improvements - Disabled Facilities Grant for a Private Property, which has details of grants available to enable you or a disabled family member to remain independent in their home.
The Care and Repair service provides support and advice for older, vulnerable people or people with disabilities living in their own homes. This includes advice on adapting your home to changing needs, major repairs and where to get financial help.
Our Environmental Services team deal with public health and disrepair issues relating to private housing. This includes owner occupied and rented properties. Please visit our page Private sector housing- health and disrepair issues.
Private Sector Housing Renewal Policy
The council has a Private Sector Housing Renewal Policy details our priorities for Watford in terms of private housing, which are:
1. Improve ‘non-decent’ houses occupied by ‘vulnerable households’
2. Energy efficiency improvements for vulnerable households
3. Enforcement in the private rented sector
4. Target specific areas in the town
5. Long term empty properties
6. Provision of Disabled Facilities Grants
A summary of the policy and the complete document are available to view online or download below. If you would like to talk to us about any aspect of the policy, or to see if we are able to assist you, please call us on tel: 01923 226400.
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