leicester.gov.uk Apply For Housing England : City Council

Name of the Organization : Leicester City Council
Type of Facility : Apply For Housing
City : Leicester
Country : England

Website : https://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-community/housing/apply-for-housing/
Download Guideline : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/25434-housingpolicy.pdf

Apply For Housing :

** Leicester HomeChoice is a choice based lettings scheme, where council and housing association partners advertise their available properties to rent.

Related : Leicester City Pay Your Council Tax & Paperless Billing England : www.statusin.org/25431.html

** It allows applicants who are looking for affordable housing to see what vacant properties are available.
** Applicants can then choose a number of properties they wish to be considered for.

Who can apply?
** There are restrictions on who can apply. Check to see if you can use the service.

Who can join the housing register?
You can apply to join the housing register provided :
** You are eligible for an allocation of accommodation
** You are 18 years or over
** You meet one of the housing need priorities in Bands 1-4 as set out in the housing allocations policy

You meet the Leicester City Requirement (local connection) by satisfying at least one of the following criteria :
** You have lived continuously within the city of Leicester for the past 2 years in settled accommodation prior to making your application.
** You have previously lived in settled accommodation within the city for 3 consecutive years out of the last 5 years
** You are currently working in the city and have been for the last 12 months
** You will need to give or receive support to direct family members who have been living in the city for the past 5 years
** You are a council or housing association tenant who needs to move for work related reasons.

Who can’t apply?
There are restrictions on some people who cannot apply. You do not qualify to join the housing register if :
** You do not meet the Leicester City Requirement
** You are a home owner
** Your family household’s gross income is more than £40,000 per annum or £25,000 per annum for a single person household
** You have savings or assets totalling more than £50,000
** You are excluded from appearing on the housing register (i.e. due to your immigration status or because of anti-social behaviour)
** It has been found you have given false or misleading information
** You have deliberately worsened your housing circumstances

Join our housing register :
** You need to be on our housing register to apply for homes.
** You will not be offered a home unless you apply through this system.

Search and bid for properties :
** View any properties that are available to let.
** You don’t have to be logged in to browse. To bid you will need your application reference number, surname and date of birth.
** Only verified and registered applications will be permitted to bid.