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Rent Arrears

If you are struggling to pay your rent, please don’t just ignore it and hope that the problem will go away. Instead, contact your landlord as soon as possible to discuss your situation – early intervention is the key to avoiding arrears and there is lots of support and advice available from organisations such as Citizens Advice & Rights Fife and the Money Advice Service.

If you are finding it difficult to pay your rent, you may also find the Welfare and benefits and Too many rooms sections of this website useful.

If you rent in the private sector and have rent arrears the Fife Private Rental Solution (FPRS) can provide advice and assistance. They will work with you, and your landlord, to resolve any rent or other tenancy related issue; working together to help sustain your tenancy. For more information, please contact the FPRS team on 01592 201849, email info@fprs.co.uk or visit their website www.trustinfife.org.uk.

Please see our FAQs section to find out how having rent arrears or other housing related debts could result in you housing application being suspended, and what you need to do to have your suspension lifted.

 

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Service Update

FHR Assessments Update

We are currently outwith our agreed times for assessing applications and apologise for the delay. We’re working hard to resolve this and we are working on those dated from 1st May 2026 currently. This information will be updated regularly until we have cleared our backlog. Thank you for your patience.

FHR Review Letters

There has been an issue in sending out some of our annual review letters. We apologise for any issues caused by this and are happy to reinstate any applications impacted by this. If you receive one of the delayed review letters please contact us at FHR.StayOnHousingList@fife.gov.uk as soon as possible

Contacting the FHR Team

The FHR Team are unable to reply to individual emails received due to additional pressures caused by the Housing Emergency. This email address should continue to be used to provide additional information regarding your application, an automatic reply will confirm we have received your information. If you are looking to make any changes to your application please see link to do this online here Update/Change in Circumstances | Fife Housing Register

Any Post being sent to the FHR Team should be sent to the following;

Fife Housing Register Team, Cowdenbeath Customer Service Centre, Brunton House, High Street, Cowdenbeath, KY4 9QU.

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