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Christmas and new year opening times and services

Find out our opening times and service changes over Christmas and New Year holidays. This includes changes to bin collection days, parking and customer contact centre opening hours.

Islington Town Hall will be closed from Thursday 2 to Monday 6 January 2025 for planned maintenance. Registrar services will be reopen on Monday 6 January 2025.

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Moving home for council tenants

Options for moving elsewhere in Islington or outside the borough.

For more information on any of the schemes below, please contact the Housing Options team at rehousing@islington.gov.uk. Alternatively you can call 020 7527 4140

We are based at: Islington Customer Centre, 222 Upper Street, N1 1XR

  • Downsizing

    If you live in a council property that is too big for you, we can help you to downsize to a smaller, more manageable home

  • Help with overcrowding

    We want everyone to live in homes with enough space. Our overcrowding advisors can visit you in your home to find out what you need and work out the best way we can help

  • Swapping homes

    Find out how to swap homes with another tenant so you can move into a new home faster

  • Transferring to another property

    Council or housing association tenants can apply to transfer to another property in Islington. There are also options if you want to move out of Islington.

  • Change of circumstances

    If you are on the housing register and something has changed, please tell us so we can update your points.

For more information on any of the schemes below, please contact the Housing Options team at rehousing@islington.gov.uk. Alternatively you can call 020 7527 4140

We are based at: Islington Customer Centre, 222 Upper Street, N1 1XR