Housing
Information and advice on housing services provided by the Council and by Housing Associations in the Torridge area.
Our main responsibilities are:
Helping people to apply for affordable / social housing (e.g. via Devon Home Choice)
Housing Advice and Options Service (for those needing advice about their current circumstances and any difficulties with housing).
Housing Renewal (information for private sector tenants, owners and landlords about services including grants, loans, empty homes, houses in multiple occupation and energy efficiency).
The delivery of new affordable housing (enabling) is a function of our Planning service.
A number of links to other useful housing-related web sites appear in the Related Links section on this page.
Tarka Housing
Following a stock transfer in December 2007, Torridge Council's housing stock is now owned by Tarka Housing, a not-for-profit social landlord.
Contact Details;
Tarka Housing, Tarka House, Clovelly Road Industrial Estate, Bideford EX39 3HN
General Enquiries: 01237 428080 Freephone Repair line: 0800 107 8191
Website: www.tarkahousing.org.uk
If you wish to be considered for Social Housing in the Torridge Area, either with Tarka Housing or one of the other Social Landlords working in the district, please go to Applying for Social Housing.
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