Council Tenancy

Find somewhere to live in Redditch here, including renting a home from us or other landlords and if you're at risk of homelessness.

We want you to be able to pay your rent as easily as possible. If you are a tenant with us, here is information about paying your rent and rent free weeks

Thinking about renting your own home? Our tenancy ready service is about helping you move into your new home, and for it to get off to the best possible start.

The big Tenant Satisfaction Survey for 2025 is now open! Take it before 5pm on Friday 13th February to have YOUR say. 

Two or more adults can sign a joint tenancy and share all responsibility for it. Here are the details.

Find out about the process ending your tenancy with the council

Redditch Borough Council are introducing service charges to our tenants who live in blocks where there are communal areas.

These are copies of the Tenancy Terms that you can hold with Redditch Council, when you become a tenant.

Tenancy Fraud report it here

If you are not going to be living in a property you rent from us for more than four weeks, you must let us know.

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) includes criminal and non-criminal behaviour, find out more and how to report it here

You are entitled to enjoy your home in peace and comfort, free from nuisance and harassment. If you can't, we can usually help.

The Government sets out regulatory standards that set the outcomes that social landlords in England must deliver for tenants.

Here's our Housing Annual Report for 2024-25, which sets out how we did that year and what is coming up next.

The Social Housing Act 2023, which came into force on 1 April 2024, introduced four new consumer standards that apply to all registered providers of social housing. Find out more here. 

If you are a council tenant you may be able to buy your home at a discount under the right to buy scheme. Find out more here.

It is possible to transfer a secure tenancy to a spouse or, in some cases, a relative.

Here is detailed information on the various types of tenancy and what they could mean for you.