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Home Choice Team unavailable until 1.30pm on Wednesday 31st January 2024

Published: Tuesday 30 January 2024
Home Choice Team unavailable until 1.30pm on Wednesday 31st January 2024

The Castle Point Home Choice team will be out of the office on the morning of Wednesday 31/01/2024 . This means there will be no telephone, email or face to face services at this time.

All services will resume at 1.30pm on Wednesday 31/01/2024.

You can email us on housingadvice@castlepoint.gov.uk or send a web message which will be dealt with on our return.

We Thank You for your understanding on supporting our ongoing staff development.  


Castle Point Borough Council will be closed from 4pm on the 22nd December 2023 and will reopen on 2nd January 2024.

Published: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Castle Point Borough Council will be closed from 4pm on the 22nd December 2023 and will reopen on 2nd January 2024.

Any enquiries received will not be responded to during this period. Upon reopening on the 2nd January 2024 all enquiries will be dealt with in strict date order.

Applications are currently taking 6-8 weeks to be assessed.

We would like to wish all our customers a Very Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year.


Homechoice Team unavailable on Friday 1st December 2023

Published: Friday 24 November 2023
Homechoice Team unavailable on Friday 1st December 2023

The Castle Point Home Choice team will be out of the office from 2pm on Friday 1st December due to staff training and we will also be having a Christmas Party afterwards to celebrate the successes we have had throughout the past year .

This means there wil be no telephone, email or face to face services after 2pm.

All services will resume on Monday 4th December 2022

You can email us on housingadvice@castlepoint.gov.uk or send a web message which will be dealt with on our return.

We Thank You for your understanding on supporting our ongoing staff development. 


Change to phone line operating times.

Published: Tuesday 29 August 2023
Change to phone line operating times.

From Tuesday 29th August 2023 we will be trialling a change to the operating times of our phone lines.

We will now be open from

Monday 9.30 am  - 12.30 pm 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Tuesday Closed 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Wednesday Closed 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Thursday Closed 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Friday 9.30 am  - 12.30 pm 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm


Please remember if you cannot get through during these times you can email us on housingadvice@castlepoint.gov.uk  

If you plan to visit our offices for what ever reason, please call to book an appointment slot on 01268 882330.


Home Choice Team unavailable from 12.30pm on Wednesday 21st June 2023

Published: Friday 9 June 2023
Home Choice Team unavailable from 12.30pm on Wednesday 21st June 2023

The Castle Point Home Choice team will be out of the office from 12.30pm on Wednesday 21st June 2023 . This means there wil be no telephone, email or face to face services at this time.

All services will resume at 9.30am on Thursday 22nd June 2023 .

You can email us on housingadvice@castlepoint.gov.uk or send a web message which will be dealt with on our return.

We Thank You for your understanding on supporting our ongoing staff development.