How to find a home
Overview
Your main choices when finding a home:
- Council housing
- Housing associations
Affordable housing for rent and low cost home ownership. - Private housing
You can rent a home privately, through a private landlord or letting agency.
Council housing
For information on how to apply for Council Housing, see apply for housing.
Housing associations
Housing associations and Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) are committed to providing affordable housing for rent and low cost home ownership.
The following housing associations advertise their vacancies through the South Tyneside Council Housing Services process:
| Housing associations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Association | Address | Telephone | |
| 14 Carden Avenue Cleadon South Shields NE34 7QP | 0300 100 0303 | customerservice@affinitysutton.com |
Anchor Trust | 2 Godwin Street | 0800 731 2020 | |
| Bernicia | Oakwood Way Ashington Business Park Ashington Northumberland NE63 0XF | 0344 800 3800 | enquiries@bernicia.com |
| Four Housing Group (now part of the Bernicia group and formerly Three Rivers) | Three Rivers House Abbeywoods Business Park Pity Me County Durham DH1 5TG | 0300 004 4444 | |
| Gentoo | Emperor House 2 Emperor Way Doxford International Business Park Sunderland SR3 3XR | 0191 525 5000 | |
| Hanover (provider of housing and car for older people) | Hanover House 1 Bridge Close Staines Surrey TW18 4TB | 0148 047 5069 | general.enquiries@hanover.org.uk |
| Home Group | 2 Gosforth Park Way Gosforth Business Park | 0345 141 4663 | |
| Housing and Care 21 (older persons accommodation) | Tricorn House 51 - 53 Hagley Road Birmingham B16 8TP | 0370 192 4000 | enquiries@housingandcare21.co.uk |
| Karbon Homes (formerly ISOS) | Number Five Gosforth Park Avenue Gosforth Business Park Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE12 8EG | 0300 300 1505 | info@isoshousing.co.uk |
| Places for People | PO Box 2070 Preston PR5 9BY | 0845 850 9571 | |
The following housing associations have their own waiting list and you will need to apply directly with them:
Association | Address | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accent Foundation North East | 202 Linthorpe Road Middlesbrough TS1 3QW | 0345 678 0555 | customerservices@accentgroup.org |
| Bomarsund Housing Co-Operative | 3a Cherry Trees Fourth Avenue Blyth NE24 2SJ | 0167 054 4414 | admin@bomarsundco-op.co.uk |
| Durham Aged Mineworkers (older persons housing) | PO Box 31 The Grove 168 Front Street Chester-le-Street County Durham DH3 3YH | 0800 043 2642 | info@damha.org.uk |
| Railway Housing Association | Bank Top House Neasham Road | 0800 028 7428 | info@railwayha.co.uk |
| Riverside North East | 6 Staithes The Watermark Gateshead NE11 9SN | 0345 111 0000 |
The following housing associations provide specialist supported housing:
| Housing associations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Association | Address | Telephone | |
(providing housing for single, homeless and vulnerable people) | St Silas Church Building Clifford Street Byker Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE6 1PG | 0191 265 8621 | info@tynegroup.org.uk |
(providing supported housing) | 11 Harewood Road Edinburgh EH16 4NT | 0300 666 3030 | |
(supporting people with learning difficulties) | Tyneside Office John Buddle House Buddle Road Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE4 8AW | 0300 303 9021 | |
Private housing
Properties in the private rental sector are advertised in local newspapers, letting agents and estate agents.
With private housing, you are expected to pay a bond or deposit, and sometimes provide references.
You will be normally offered a six month short-term assured tenancy, with an option to extend this at the end of the period.
For more information about the private rented sector, see private housing.
Help and advice
The Housing Solutions Service:
- can help with general housing and application advice
- provide assistance for people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness
- give advice about mutual exchanges
- can provide you with dedicated Young Persons Advisor
- give advice and guidance on private rentals
- and more
See South Tyneside Council Housing Services: Housing Solutions Service.
Contact us
Housing Solutions Service
Phone: 0300 123 6633
Email: connect2@southtyneside.gov.uk