Our council properties

Below are where we have council properties for rent

Council properties are available in the following areas of Northumberland:

North Northumberland area:

• Acklington
• Alnmouth
• Alnwick
• Amble
• Elsdon
• Embleton
• Felton
• Glanton
• Harbottle
• Hauxley
• Lesbury
• Longframlington
• Longhoughton
• Netherton
• Newton-by-the-Sea
• Powburn
• Rothbury
• Shilbottle
• Thropton
• Togston
• Warkworth
• Whittingham

South  East Northumberland

• Avenues
• Bebside
• Benridge/Cottingwood
• Blyth Street
• Bob Elliot House
• Bolam Avenue
• Bowes Court
• Brockwell Court
• Chamberlain Street
• Collingwood Grange
• Cowpen
• Cowpen Farm
• Cowpen Quay
• Crofton
• Delaval/Marlow
• East Cramlington
• East Hartford
• Eastfield Lea
• Eastfield grange
• Hall Close Glade
• Hodgson Road
• Holywell
• Isabella
• Lanercost Park
• Lilac and Laburnum
• Links View
• North Farm
• Nye Bevan House
• Park View
• Mayfield:
  – Dale
  – Glade
  – Grange
• Nelson Village
• New Delaval
• New Hartley
• Newsham
• Patterson House
• Poets/Newsham Road
• Seaton Sluice
• Seaton Delaval
• Seghill
• Shipyards Flats
• Solingen
• South View
• Sunnyside
• Wansbeck
• West Court
• West Bourne
• Wheatridge

West Northumberland

• Denefields

If you are identified as being successful to have a kitchen upgrade fitted this year you will be notified by a letter from our in-house Capital Delivery department. This gives a breakdown of the work and timescales that will be involved from start to finish of the proposed work.

Following the introductory letter, we will contact you to arrange a convenient time for us to call to your home. This will be an initial assessment of the layout of your kitchen, your appliances and any suggestions that you may have for improvement.

Before any work can start, we must carry out a mandatory asbestos survey. This will be carried out by an external contractor, who will contact you directly to arrange an appointment.

This will be fully explained by our in-house representative during their visit and the initial kitchen survey.

Stages of work

Day 1: 

All kitchen units and appliances will be removed by our operatives. A temporary sink will be installed. 

A disclaimer will need to be signed for all appliances to be removed from the kitchen.

Day 2:

On the very rare occasion that asbestos has been identified this day is allocated for any removal, this will be fully explained by our in-house team. If non present this will be a day with no work carried out.

Day 3: 

This is to replace and upgrade the present wiring system within the kitchen, an extractor fan, smoke and heat detectors and a new distribution board if required will be fitted at a later date, this is identified at the point of the survey.

Day 4:

Plastering will take approximately one day, in large areas where ceilings have been removed this may carry into two days. We only plaster areas that have been affected by the upgrade, not all walls, ceilings will be plastered.

Day 5:

The property will be left for the full day to allow the plasterwork to dry out. In severe weather conditions this may take longer.

Day 6:

All wall and base units are fitted also the sink including the sink unit wall and base units.

Day 7:

All walls, ceilings and gloss paintwork will be painted in white emulsion.

Day 8:

Tiles are fitted and grouted.

Day 9:

A screed is applied to the kitchen floor, you will not be allowed to enter the kitchen for approximately 8 hours, if it is very inclement weather this may take longer.

Day 10:

Floor tiles are fitted.

Completion of work:

Finally following all of the above works an inspector will come out to inspect the works.