Housing Useful Contacts

Housing

South Hams District Council Follaton House Plymouth Road TOTNES TQ9 5NE	phone: 01803 861234 email: customer.services@southhams.gov.uk
Environment Health (South Hams District Council)	phone: 01803 861234 fax: 01803 861294 email: environmental.health@southhams.gov.uk
Affordable Housing (South Hams District Council)	phone: 01803 861202 email: affordable.housing@southhams.gov.uk
Tor Homes manage homes for rent in rural South Devon, Plymouth, and Exeter.	phone: 01803 869600 email: info@torhomes.com website: Tor Homes Website
South West Homes deal with all low cost home ownership products in the South Hams.	phone: 0300 100 0021 website: South West Homes

Other Local Councils

Citizens Advice Bureau

South Hams (South Hams District Council site at Follaton House, Totnes)	01803 862392
Newton Abbot & District	01626 203141
Tavistock	01822 612359
Plymouth	08448 269717
South Hams CAB website Citizens Advice website	-

Legal Advice

Community Legal Advice

0800 0856 643
0845 345 4 345

Furniture

Refurnish

01626 362313

Social Services

Care Direct (non-urgent enquires)	0845 1551007
Out-of-hours Urgent	0845 6000 388

Personal safety alarms

Environment Services Directorate
Operational Services
Aspen Way
Yalberton Industrial Estate
Paignton
Devon TQ4 7QR

Tel: 01803 550405

Fax: 01803 402912

Crisis Support

Shelter - Plymouth	t: 0808 800 4444 w: england.shelter.org.uk
South and West Devon Domestic Violence and abuse service helpline open Mon-Fri 10am - 3pm, and Wed evening 7pm - 9pm	South Devon: 01364 644088 West Devon: 011837 55228
Domestic Violence and abuse services national helpline open 24hrs	0808 2000 247
Samaritans	Plymouth & Torquay: 08457 909090 Exeter: 01392 411711
National Debtline	0808 808 4000
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary (main switchboard)	08452 777444

Night Shelters and Refuges

The Ship Hostel, Plymouth	01752 306290
South Devon Women's Refuge	01803 524594

Advice for Young People

Young Devon	South Hams: 01752 698402 Newton Abbot: 01626 202531
NSPCC Childline	0800 800 500
South Devon College Student Accommodation Office	08000 380123
Community Education Team - Devon County Council	0845 155 1013
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary Youth Intervention Officers	main switchboard: 08452 777444

Advice and Support for Homeowners

South Hams Care and Repair (An agency set up to help the elderly and disabled people apply for grants) 5 Filham Moor Industrial Estate Blair Road IVYBRIDGE PL21 OUR.	phone: 01752 896652 fax: 01752 690982 email: david.watson@dcha.co.uk
Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre South West 4th Floor, Royal Building St Andrews Cross PLYMOUTH PL1 1DN open Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm	freephone: 0800 512 012 fax: 01752 235181 email: info@wcea.org.uk
Devon County Council Social Services Department (Occupational Therapy)	phone: 0845 1551007 website: Care Direct

Housing Rights

Housing rights information (for new arrivals in England)