Private housing

The Private Sector Housing Team work to improve housing conditions for people in Plymouth, protecting their health, safety and well-being.

We work to improve rented private housing through registering landlords and providing a targeted grant aid programme, as well advice and support for private tenants.

When considering buying a property to let, it is important that you consider the market in which you will be operating. We offer advice and information for tenants and landlords.

Empty properties can blight a whole neighbourhood and are socially, environmentally and economically unacceptable, our empty homes strategy, outlines how we work to reduce the number of empty private properties.

We also give advice to home owners on maintenance and repair issues and you can find out more about saving energy in the home and ways to keep warm and reduce your bills.