Finding a Home
Welcome to the Council’s choice based lettings
service called Finding a Home.
As from Tuesday 11th May
2010 we will be advertising our empty homes here on
the website, as well as being advertised in the local press
and displayed in Marmion House reception.
What is choice?
- You make the decision about where you want to
live and when you want to move; and because of this
- Helps to create settled communities where
people choose to move to and stay;
- Through advertising you can see all our
available empty properties which makes it a fair simpler and open
service;
- Makes the best use of the housing stock
through initiatives such as the incentive to move scheme for
releasing under occupied or adapted properties;
- Sign posting our customers to financial
assistance to help them remain in their own home i.e. mortgage
rescue;
- Working with others agencies and support
services to prevent homelessness;
- Making use of internal trained mediators to
return people home; and
- Working with private landlords and housing
associations to provide more available housing in
Tamworth.
- Our new finding a home website http://www.findingahometamworth.co.uk
is where all our empty properties will be advertised and you will
be able to ‘express an interest’ in moving to.
The Council remains committed to developing
real housing choice and is working in partnership with UCHOOSE, the
sub regional choice based lettings service for properties outside
of Tamworth. Later in the year all our registered applicants will
be able to access this service fully. In the mean time click
here http://www.uchoosehomes.co.uk/
to view properties available.
To see a video of the new Finding a Home
Scheme please
click here
Contact Details
If you need further help or advice regarding
your housing application please call the Housing Advice Team 01827
709459 or
Email: HousingAdvice@tamworth.gov.uk
They are available Monday to Friday between
8.45am to 5.00pm