In July 2003, Swindon Borough Council published its Private Sector Housing Renewal Strategy.

This document sets out the Council's intentions for improving private sector housing in Swindon.  The document establishes where it believes assistance is required and outline the measures it intends using to make improvements. Specifically it examines:

• Housing Unfitness
• Disrepair
• Energy Efficiency
• Decent Homes
• Empty Property
• Private Rented Sector
• Area Priorities
• Assisting People With Disabilities
• Change Mechanisms

The full document is available as a downloadable pdf file:

Private Sector Housing Renewal Strategy

Private Sector Housing Renewal Assistance

Based on its Housing Renewal Strategy, the Council agreed its policy for providing limited direct assistance in the form of grants and loan support. This document details the types of grant assistance available and also which householders currently qualify.

The full document is available as a downloadable pdf file:

Private Sector Housing Renewal Strategy Policy Document
Please Note:  All grants, except for Disabled Facilities Grants, are discretionary and are subject to the availability of funding.  Such funding availability varies from year to year.

If, after reading the above document, you feel that you may qualify for  Housing Renewal Assistance, a Preliminary Grant Enquiry Form can then be completed, and one of our Officers will contact you.

PDF Version - Grant Preliminary Enquiry - (25Kb)

Online Version - Grant Prelimary Enquiry

Whether or not grant assistance is available, advice and help may be available from Swindon's local Home Improvement Agency, 'Swindon Care & Repair Agency'. Please follow the following link to their website:  www.ridgewaycommunity.org.uk.

You may prefer to browse our own page on Swindon Care & Repair Agency by following this link:  Internal web page describing the work of Swindon Care & Repair Agency.    

Further Information

The following downloadable pdf files are available:

Swindon House Condition Survey 2003

Disabled Housing Adaptations

Please download the following Service Request Form (in pdf format) if you would like us to contact you, to notify us of an issue you are concerned about, or to request a service from us:   SERVICE REQUEST FORM DOWNLOAD