Council and Social Housing
Housing Services
Charnwood Borough Council provides the following housing services:
- Council Housing - including advice on how to apply for a council home.
- Homelessness
- Housing Advice
- Housing Associations
- Sub-Regional Choice Based Lettings
For more information about each of these services, or to speak with an adviser, please contact the Housing Needs team by using the details below.
For information relating to private housing visit our Private Housing Service pages.
Council Tenants
More information about services for council tenants is available here.
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
We can only nominate applicants for a Housing Association property if there is a vacancy that the Housing Association has told the council it can have.
Nominations to Housing Association properties will only be made to applicants who are next on the Housing Register for the property and who have said they would consider a Housing Association property.
As soon as essential repairs and maintenance have been completed and the property is ready to let, Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing will contact you to arrange an accompanied viewing and a sign up date.
If an applicant refuses 2 reasonable offers of accommodation (see the council’s for more detailed information), you will lose your 100 priority points for 12 months. During this time you are unlikely to get another offer of accommodation
If you have been accepted as homeless and you refuse a reasonable offer of accommodation, the council will no longer have a duty to house you and will make no further offers of accommodation.
However, you will be placed on the council’s Housing Register and will receive further offers of accommodation subject to the council’s .
The following Housing Associations have low cost home ownership (shared ownership) schemes in Charnwood:
- Advance Housing & Support
- De Montfort Housing Society Ltd
- East Midlands Housing Association
- Metropolitan Housing Trust
- Nottingham Community Housing Association
Click on the following link for more information Low Cost Home Ownership.
All vacant properties require essential repairs and maintenance to get them ready for the new tenant/s. Some repairs may take longer than others so we are unable to say how long applicants will have to wait but Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing will let applicants know as soon the property is ready to let.
We do not normally redecorate homes before new tenants move in, although we may make an exception for tenants that are disabled or pensioners. However, you may be entitled to a decorating allowance in the form of decorating vouchers. The housing officer will discuss this with you when you sign up for your new tenancy.
Last updated: Wed 29th May, 2013 @ 11:50
