A home of your own

The following are links that offers you information on schools, jobs and collecting benefits in your new area.

Also, download the leaflet below to find out about buying, renting, social housing, homelessness and legal and financial matters regarding you and your home, or see our housing section of the site to find out about moving homes or about buying a home of your own.

Searching for a property

• Housing information
• Householders
• Homebuyer's checklist
• Leasehold properties
• Living safely – search for local crime figures
• Home & community
• Local schools & School statistics
• Commuting by road, public transport & national rails

Planning the move

• Housing mobility and exchange services
• Housing corporation
• National approved letting scheme
• Surveyors
• Land registry
• Stamp duty
• The valuation office
• Post-coding property
• Registering with doctors & dentists

After the move

• Independent housing ombudsman
• Local police & crime prevention
• Tower Hamlets building control
• Local authority building control (LABC)
• Gas and electricity
• Energy efficiency in the home
• Water supply
• Housing benefit & Council tax benefit

Leaflet

Download a copy of the Tower Hamlets 'A home of your own' guide (PDF 634k).

Also available in Somali (Word 236k) and Bengali (PDF 312k).