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Customer Service Standards for Housing Needs and Advice

CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS FOR HOUSING NEEDS AND ADVICE

Our service standard (listed below) provide our customers with information about the service they can expect from the Housing Needs team.

  1. When you submit a fully completed Housing Register application form, we will assess it and place it on the Waiting List within 30 working days
  2. When you submit a fully completed Housing Register Transfer application form, we will assess it and place it on the Transfer List within 10 working days
  3. When you submit a fully completed Change of Circumstances form, we will amend our records within 10 working days.
  4. If you are about to be made homeless within the next week, we will arrange to see you within 24-48 hours
  5. If you are about to be made homeless within the next 4 weeks, we will arrange to see you within 5 working days
  6. If you have been made homeless, we will endeavour to complete our enquiries and make a decision on your homeless application within 33 working days

If you have any comments please contact the Housing Needs Team using the details provided below:

HOUSING NEEDS TEAM

Charnwood Borough Council, Southfield Road, Loughborough, Leics LE11 2TT

Office opening hours: Mon–Thu: 8:30am-5:00pm and Fri: 8:30am–4:30pm

Telephone: 01509 634567

Email: housing@charnwood.go.uk

Online contact form: Click here

Out of hours telephone – for Homeless Emergencies Only: 01509 634567

OTHER OUT OF HOURS (EMERGENCY) TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Tenants who need an emergency repair: 01509 634666

Lifeline customers: 01509 643970

If you have a complaint please click here.

Last updated: Fri 12th February, 2010 @ 09:36