Supplementary A - London Borough of Hillingdon

FLOWCHART – FROM HOMESEEKER TO TENANT
This flow chart shows the process from becoming a home seeker to becoming
a tenant.
Application form completed and sent to Housing Assessment Team (or
Emergency Housing Unit if homeless or threatened with homelessness).
Application assessed according to housing need.
Your band and reason given in writing.
Your individual reference number and coupons
to bid are sent to you by LOCATA
Every two weeks (Friday) there will be a new Locata HOME magazine edition.
You can bid on the website - by telephone – by coupon – by text message
(closing date following Wednesday 2 p.m.)
For each property, all bids are shortlisted by highest
Band and longest waiting time.
If your bid is successful your circumstances will be checked
before any offer of property is made
You decide to accept the tenancy and become the
TENANT or joint tenant (e.g. with a partner)
If you reject an offer, you may usually continue to bid for other properties.
We will let you know if this does not apply to you
If your banding changes as a result of new information we will let you know.
If you are of no fixed abode please give us a c/o address to ensure you
do not miss out on the chance to be re-housed.
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Updated: February 2007