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As a Council tenant, you have rights as part of your tenancy agreement. If you’re a secure tenant, one of them is to carry out improvements and alterations to your home, with permission. We can refuse permission if we consider the works to be dangerous, …

The council makes plans in advance to maintain our housing stock and keep it in a good condition, to make sure your homes are safe and comply with legal standards. What are planned works? Planned Works are large repair, or improvement works that the …

If you have a gas boiler, make sure you register with the utility provider for gas and electric before you request Axis to commission your boiler. Properties have a minimal lettable standard that we work to which is inspected by all parties before being …

Housing Services provide funding each year for aids and adaptations to Council owned properties to enable occupiers to remain in their home, for as long as it’s safe and reasonable to do so. This funding is directly from the Housing Revenue Account as …

There are things you can do to help maintain your home and keep it safe. Read each section below to find out what you can do in your home. Drainage You shouldn't flush the following items down your toilet, or you could be recharged: Wet wipes Nappies …

Brentwood Borough Council is proud to join the nationwide celebration of Love Parks Week, a campaign led by Keep Britain Tidy running from 25 July to 3 August 2025. This annual celebration encourages everyone to step outside, enjoy the outdoors, and …

Doing business with us Brentwood Borough Council spends thousands of pounds each year on a wide range of products, services and works programmes. As a public organisation, we have procurement procedures that follow UK government procurement rules …

ECO4 What is it? ECO4 is a government scheme that offers support to low-income households in improving energy efficiency. By applying to ECO4, you have the opportunity to receive whole house retrofit support, funded by your energy suppliers. ECO4 home …

Use this A to Z Guide to find out if an item will be collected by our recycling kerbside service, can be taken to one of  Essex County Council's Recycling Centres (Civic Amenity Sites) , or can be taken to an alternative organisation. A Item Container …

Safer, greener and healthier active toolkit A toolkit outlining ways families can actively travel to school is now available for use. The toolkit has been produced by Essex County Council and Active Essex, who are committed to increasing the levels of …