Affordable housing

To rent

We have around 19,000 council homes, all of which are are managed by Berneslai Homes.

There's also homes available to rent from housing associations such as:

Problems when you're renting from a social landlord

Take a look at our advice if your having problems paying your rent.

If you're having any other problems with your landlord, such as with repairs to your property, .

To buy

To find out about the schemes available please get in touch with Plumlife, the company that deal with this in the South Yorkshire region. You can call them on 0161 447 5050.

New-build affordable housing

Current affordable housing schemes on site at January 2019 are:

King Street, Elsecar

A development of 30 affordable rented homes consisting of 2 and 3-bedroom houses.

The registered provider for these is Together Housing. Completion is due in March 2019.

Hill End Road, Mapplewell

A development of 25 homes; 14 affordable rent and 11 market rent. The scheme is made up of 2 and 3-bedroom houses.

The provider for these is Yorkshire Housing. Completion is due on 22 March 2019.

Catherines Walk, Athersley South

A development 54 properties made up of 2-bedroom bungalows, 2 and 3-bedroom houses and 2-bedroom apartments.

There will be 5 shared-ownership properties: three 2-bedroom houses and two 2-bedroom bungalows.

Bondfield Crescent, Wombwell

A development of 60 properties.

This is a mixed tenure development consisting of 16 affordable rent, 20 sale properties and 24 shared-ownership homes. There's a mixture of 2, 3 and 4-bedroom houses.