Council Housing

Broxtowe Borough Council owns about 4,775 homes – over a third of which are for people at or nearing retirement age. There are many more people wanting homes than there are homes available, so the council have to decide who is in the greatest need.

To join the waiting list for a council property, you must:

 Live in the Borough of Broxtowe (or have a proven need to live in the borough to give or receive support, or to be near employment)

• Sharing living space with family or friends (not having a self-contained home)

 OR

 Living in unfit or overcrowded conditions

 OR

 In need of rehousing because of social or medical reasons affecting you or someone who might reasonably be expected to live with you

 OR

 Living in privately rented accommodation without security of tenure (normally this will NOT include Assured Shorthold Tenancies)

As well as these general rules, each of the three waiting lists has its own eligibility rules:

 Families list – you must be at least 16 years old AND either have a child/children living at home; OR be pregnant

 Adult list – you must be at least 18 years old

 Elderly list – you must be at least 60 years old. (If a joint application, at least one of the applicants needs to be over 60).

• In 2010, Broxtowe Borough Council will be changing the way council properties are allocated. A Choice Based Lettings scheme will be introduced, meaning that applicants of council and registered social landlords (and tenants who want to transfer) can apply for vacant properties that are advertised. Properties that are available, or are soon to become available, are advertised by posters, newspapers, online and in council offices. Housing applicants can register their interest in a property – ‘bidding’ on the property – and the bidder with the highest priority will be the winning bidder.

The council has a duty to house anyone fitting their definition of homelessness, click here for more information. The council  has a number of properties used to temporarily house people who have been accepted as homeless and are waiting for suitable, permanent housing to become available. For more information about council housing, how to join the waiting list for housing, or how to access temporary accommodation, please call Broxtowe Borough Council on 0115 917 7777.

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