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||8 November 2011
In January 2012 a new social housing lettings scheme called Ashfield and Mansfield Homefinder will be launched, giving applicants more choice and control over where they would like to live. Applicants will only need to complete one form to be able to apply for housing in both the Mansfield and Ashfield Districts.
In January 2012 a new social housing lettings scheme called Ashfield and Mansfield Homefinder will be launched, giving applicants more choice and control over where they would like to live. Applicants will only need to complete one form to be able to apply for housing in both the Mansfield and Ashfield Districts.
The new scheme has been developed in partnership by Ashfield District Council, Mansfield District Council, Ashfield Homes
and local housing associations.
Homefinder will replace Ashfield District Council’s existing points based lettings scheme and Mansfield District Council’s current Moveahead scheme.
From this week all people currently listed on both Councils’ housing registers will receive a letter asking them to re-register their details with the new scheme, either online at www.amhomefinder.co.uk or by completing a housing application form. All applications will be assessed and placed in one of five housing needs bands. Applicants with the greatest needs will be placed in band one and those with the lowest needs in band five. If an applicant fails to re-register with Homefinder by 16 December it will be assumed they are no longer looking for social housing and their current application for housing will be closed.
As part of the new scheme, which launches on 4 January 2012, all of the available properties across both Districts will be advertised on a weekly basis on the online property shop and in the Councils’ housing offices. A weekly property magazine called Letterbox will also be available at a number of community outlets across both Districts.
Each advert will include basic property details, such as the number of bedrooms and the rent. It will also include details of who can bid for the property, for example, a three bedroom house may state that only applicants with a minimum of two children can bid.
Registered applicants will be able to bid for up to two properties each week online at www.amhomefinder.co.uk or by a 24 hour automated phone line.
Bill Buckley, Interim Head of Health and Housing at Ashfield District Council said:
"This is great news for Ashfield and Mansfield tenants and local residents having available our new combined Choice Based Lettings system. Working together in partnership will achieve a more efficient service which is more effective and easier to access and will give a greater choice.
“I encourage all tenants of Ashfield District Council, Mansfield District Council and local Housing Authorities to register now and start using the system in the New Year."
Cllr Mick Colley, Portfolio Holder for Tenancy Services and Special Housing Needs at Mansfield District Council, said:
“The new Homefinder scheme promises to be more efficient, more flexible and offer more choice to local people about where they want to live. This is a great example of local registered housing providers working together for the benefit of local people whilst continuing to protect those with the greatest housing need across the Ashfield and Mansfield Districts.”
Homefinder will replace Ashfield District Council’s existing points based lettings scheme and Mansfield District Council’s current Moveahead scheme.
From this week all people currently listed on both Councils’ housing registers will receive a letter asking them to re-register their details with the new scheme, either online at www.amhomefinder.co.uk or by completing a housing application form. All applications will be assessed and placed in one of five housing needs bands. Applicants with the greatest needs will be placed in band one and those with the lowest needs in band five. If an applicant fails to re-register with Homefinder by 16 December it will be assumed they are no longer looking for social housing and their current application for housing will be closed.
As part of the new scheme, which launches on 4 January 2012, all of the available properties across both Districts will be advertised on a weekly basis on the online property shop and in the Councils’ housing offices. A weekly property magazine called Letterbox will also be available at a number of community outlets across both Districts.
Each advert will include basic property details, such as the number of bedrooms and the rent. It will also include details of who can bid for the property, for example, a three bedroom house may state that only applicants with a minimum of two children can bid.
Registered applicants will be able to bid for up to two properties each week online at www.amhomefinder.co.uk or by a 24 hour automated phone line.
Bill Buckley, Interim Head of Health and Housing at Ashfield District Council said:
"This is great news for Ashfield and Mansfield tenants and local residents having available our new combined Choice Based Lettings system. Working together in partnership will achieve a more efficient service which is more effective and easier to access and will give a greater choice.
“I encourage all tenants of Ashfield District Council, Mansfield District Council and local Housing Authorities to register now and start using the system in the New Year."
Cllr Mick Colley, Portfolio Holder for Tenancy Services and Special Housing Needs at Mansfield District Council, said:
“The new Homefinder scheme promises to be more efficient, more flexible and offer more choice to local people about where they want to live. This is a great example of local registered housing providers working together for the benefit of local people whilst continuing to protect those with the greatest housing need across the Ashfield and Mansfield Districts.”
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