Can I choose where I want to live?
Answer
Barnet Council now advertises all of its permanent tenancies via the Choice Based Lettings scheme. With Choice Based Lettings the homeseeker can choose to bid for a home in an area in which they would like to live.
Priority for Choice Based Lettings is through a needs based points system – all homeseekers on the Barnet Council Housing Register are given a points total that reflects their need to be housed. Homeseekers are also given a User ID number and a PIN number to enable them to bid for properties. All available homes, including those from our Housing Association partners, are advertised each week in the local newspaper – The Press – and on the Home Connections website and are open for bids. The bidding cycle runs on a weekly basis, from Thursday morning to the bidding deadline of the following Wednesday at midnight.
There are a few restrictions, which may mean that the bidder with the highest number of points is not always successfull
- You can only bid for homes with the number of bedrooms you need; you can bid for homes with less bedrooms than your need but not more
- Homes reserved for older people will only be let to homeseekers aged over 60
- Specially adapted homes are reserved for people who are disabled
For more information please visit the Housing pages of the website.
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