Hastings Borough Council
District council · South East
Freeholder status
Housing stock transferred - see below for who now acts as landlord
1066 Housing Association (now part of Southern Housing, following the Optivo/Southern Housing Group merger) - all council housing stock transferred via large-scale voluntary transfer in 1996; Hastings Borough Council itself now holds no general housing stock (it separately owns some temporary-accommodation properties, unrelated to ex-council leasehold flats)
Leaseholder / major-works contact
- owners@southernhousing.org.uk
Verified 26 August 2026. Councils restructure their websites and contact routes from time to time - if this looks wrong or out of date, please let us know.
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