Local landlords, Private Tenants and Homeowners in Brent can now access the Unit's 2 websites. On the main site you can view a wide range of free information leaflets relating to private sector issues, including the rights and duties of landlords and tenants, advice and counselling for those with mortgage arrears, and information relating to the rights of home owners holding long leases. In addition the Unit' has also launched a specific service for local landlords who wish to advertise their vacant accommodation online. This Homefinders service is provided free of charge to both landlords and tenants. It enables landlords to advertise property vacancies on the internet and at the Council's One Stop Shops and prospective tenants can register with the service to access lists of vacant accommodation both within and outside of the Brent area.
Tenants can access the sites either on their own home PC's or via the Councils One Stop Shops.
Access will eventually be extended to cover local libraries and all of the main Council housing offices. Since their launch the internet sites have continued to generate interest in the local community with the number of hits on the site growing month by month. The sites were also recently short-listed for a Britannia Communications in Housing Award.