Housing Options

Housing Options is Cheshire East Council's Housing advice service.

We currently provide the following services:

• General Housing Advice - Private and Social Housing
• Homelessness Prevention - what are your options?
• Homelessness Assessment - your rights
• Private renting information
• Advice on supported housing options
• Advice on how to plan a move
• Advice on how to deal with a relationship breakdown which is affecting your housing
• Advice on options available to people experiencing domestic violence
• Rehousing via the Housing Register
• Money Advice service - any debts restricting access to housing or threatening current housing situation
• Housing related support for people in privately rented accommodation

If you have no accommodation available to you or you are likely to lose your accommodation you should contact the Housing Options Team as soon as possible.

Cheshire East does not have council houses, but works with housing associations and social landlords.

If you would like to speak to a Housing options advisor about your housing situation in more detail, please visit the contact us page.

Our Customer Charter and Housing Options service standards tell you what you can expect from our service.

Have your say....

Have your say about short term supported housing and  visiting support services in your area.

The Supporting People Team are currently carrying out a survey to find out what you think of short term supported housing and visiting support services in Cheshire East. Your views are important as they will help to plan services for the future that best fit local need.

Please complete our Supported housing online survey . The survey can also be completed by filling in a paper copy if you prefer. To request a paper copy please email the supporting people team or ring 01625 383750. Alternative formats, including other languages are available on request. The closing date is November 29th 2011.

Fair processing

The Housing Options services may collect information for the purposes of providing you or your family with appropriate services. The information we collect about you depends on the reason for your involvement with us.   All personal information is subject to a legal duty of confidence.  The legal framework for confidentiality is contained in common law, the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Data Protection Act 1998. If you wish to find out more information on; how your information is used; what we use the information for; who has access to the information and how secure it is, please contact the Housing Options Manager.

For further information about any of our services, please contact the Housing Options Team.