Council tenants
Find out key information for council tenants including rent enquiries, tenancy matters and communal area repairs.
Moving in
Here are a few things to remember when moving to your new home.
Paying your rent
Your rent covers the cost of maintaining and managing your home and neighbourhood.
Manage your tenancy
Find out about your tenancy agreement, making improvements and managing your account online.
Estate services
Find out about services to improve and maintain our housing estates.
Repairs
We want you to be safe and secure in your home and will do everything we can to help resolve your problem.
Damp, mould and condensation
Some damp is caused by condensation. This can lead to mould growth.
Tenancy rights and responsibilities
Advice and information about your tenancy including keeping pets, recharging, neglect and fraud.
Housing officer search
Use the Housing Officer Finder to find out who your Housing Officer is.
Moves, transfers and exchanges
Make a request to buy your council home, move out, apply for a transfer or arrange a mutual exchange
Independent living for older residents
Find out about Lewisham Council's housing specially designed for older people to live independently in their own flats.
Retrofitting homes
Read our Housing Retrofit Strategy, our plan to improve homes and a central part of our Climate Emergency Action Plan.
Our performance
View our reporting against the Regulator of Social Housing’s tenant satisfaction measures.
Building safety
We want to make sure everyone in our council homes lives in safe, well-maintained buildings.
Complaints
This page explains how to make a complaint about Housing Services if you are a Lewisham Council tenant or leaseholder.
Keeping safe
Information and advice on home security, fire safety and how to keep safe at home.
Antisocial behaviour
We take antisocial behaviour (ASB) seriously and respond to all reports quickly and sensitively.
Domestic abuse in council housing
Help and advice for council tenants experiencing domestic abuse.
Contact us
Find out how you can get in touch if you're a council tenant or leaseholder.