On this page
you will find information on the following:
- Applying for housing
- Housing advice and homelessness
- Housing development
- Home-Link
- Kings' Forest Housing
- Mutual Exchange
- Energy efficiency
Applying for Housing
Forest Heath District
Council operates a Choice Based Lettings Scheme called Home-Link.
This means that available properties are advertised every two weeks
and you will need to express an interest in any property that you
are eligible for. To be part of the scheme you will need to
register with the Council first and have your application
assessed.
To register with the scheme and to view the scheme user guide which
explains how the scheme operates, please
click here and you will be redirected
to the Home-Link website.
Follow this link to find out more general information about
Choice Based Lettings and to view
some frequently asked questions.
To contact the Housing Options Team, please
call 01638 719345.
Housing Advice and Homelessness
We are responsible for offering housing advice
and preventing homelessness in the Forest Heath area.
If you would like to speak to someone about your housing situation
and possible options or you are threatened with homelessness, call
01638 719345 for advice Monday to
Thursday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and Friday 8:30 am to
4.30pm.
If you require emergency assistance when the office is closed you
can call our out of hours number
01284
763252.
Follow this link to more information about
housing
advice.
Housing Development
We also play a strategic role
in housing development and building new affordable
housing. If you would like to speak to someone about housing
development, call 01638 719347. Follow this
link to more information about
housing
development.
Home-Link
In partnership with
Kings' Forest Housing, we have changed our lettings
procedure from an allocations system to a choice based lettings
(CBL) scheme. The scheme is called Home-Link and it started on
22 February 2008. Follow this link to more information
about
choice based lettings, and this link to go to
the
Home-Link website.
Kings' Forest Housing
Kings' Forest Housing owns and manages the majority of social
housing in Forest Heath.
If you have an issue with your landlord, then you need to contact
Kings' Forest Housing on 0845
6013390.
If you need to contact Kings' Forest Housing about out of hours
emergency repairs, call 01362 697194.
Follow this link to the
Kings' Forest Housing website.
Mutual Exchange
Mutual exchange is for social housing
tenants who want to swap their house. If you live in a council
house or housing association property you can register on the
HomeSwapper website and swap your home for a new home anywhere
in the UK.
Follow this link to the
HomeSwapper
website.
Energy efficiency
Follow this link
for
more information about making your home energy
efficient