Private sector - housing grants & loans

The council’s private housing improvement team (PHIT) offers a range of services to assist owner-occupiers, private sector tenants and landlords to improve and adapt their properties.

What we do

We offer a range of grants and loans, via the Tower Hamlets home improvement agency. This was set up by Tower Hamlets Council to help elderly, disabled or low-income homeowners and private tenants to apply for grants and loans.

This financial assistance is for improving or repairing properties, or to carry out adaptations to enable you to remain safe and independent in your own home.

What sort of grants and loans are available for private sector housing?

The availability of grants and loans is set out in the Private Sector Housing Renewal and Empty Property Framework 2004-2007. To find out more about this strategy, and to download a copy of it, see our private sector housing renewal strategy page.

For quick information about the individual grants, and instructions on how to apply for them, see:

• Disabled facilities grants - available to owner-occupiers, private tenants and landlords
• House-proud scheme - available to owner-occupiers
• Landlord improvement grants - available to landlords who meet specific criteria
• Empty property grants - this is available to private individuals, private landlords (including Registered Social Landlords) who own an empty property and are wanting to refurbish, demolish and rebuild or convert their property to a number of units – and then let the property.

Contact us & further information

The Private Housing Improvement Team

Mulberry Place [AH]
PO Box 55739
5 Clove Crescent
London
E14 1BY

Tel: 020 7364 2531 between 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday except Public and Bank Holidays

Holidays
E-mail: privatesector@towerhamlets.gov.uk

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