Supplementary A - London Borough of Hillingdon

♦ Other relevant information e.g. if you are an owner the equity that you may realise,
current market value.
♦ Explore other housing options available to you.
Please note that your circumstances will be reviewed again
before you are offered accommodation
18. VISITING YOU AT HOME
Our Housing Officer will check your documents and your circumstances by completing a
housing report. Both you and your partner, if this applies, will sign a declaration on this
report. We will then confirm in writing your eligibility for re-housing. We will also say if
we consider that you have adequate financial resources available to you to secure other
housing options in the Private Sector e.g. home ownership / part ownership / private
renting.
19. CHOOSING A PROPERTY
In choosing which property to bid for, you need to consider a number of things.
Is the property designated for Home-seekers (H)/Transfers (T) or both (H)/(T)
Your bid will not be accepted if, for example, the property is for Home-seekers only and
you are a transferring tenant. Some properties are available for both Home-seekers
and
Transfers.
Is there an age restriction on the property?
Example: Sheltered Housing
Some properties have a minimum age requirement, for example, in some cases only
people over 60 can apply. Sheltered housing properties are usually for people over 60.
Your Council or housing association must have assessed you for sheltered housing. If
you have not been assessed and are interested in Council Sheltered Housing, contact
our Sheltered Housing Team on 01895 250942.
Do you live in the right area to qualify for a property?
The Council and its Locata choice based letting scheme partners advertise all available
properties in Locata Home magazine. To bid for a property in a specific council area,
you must be either on that council’s Housing Register or on the transfer list of the
partner Housing Association to qualify for homes advertised on their particular pages.
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Updated: February 2007