Housing solutions

Our Housing and Welfare team is available to give advice, and take action, to help find the right housing solution for you. Our aim will be, wherever possible, to keep you in your current accommodation. Where this is not possible, we will assess your other housing options and give you advice and assistance to secure alternative accommodation.

First-time buyer financial help and how to apply for social housing in Somerset.

Our Housing Options team will always try to prevent homelessness. The following notes explain what we do if someone becomes homeless.

Information about our approach to Gypsies and Travellers, what level of provision we are required to make, and what is currently provided.

A house of multiple occupation (HMO) is usually a dwelling that includes bedsits, but the definition can also include hotels, shared houses and bed and breakfast accommodation.

All known HMOs are regularly inspected by council officers.

We regularly carry out surveys to assess the condition of the housing stock in the  South Somerset district.