Council Housing Register
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Housing associations (also known as registered social landlords) provide affordable housing to those who need it, either from their own housing register or by nomination from the Council. Although the Council no longer own housing stock within the Borough, lettings may be offered to people when nominated by Bridgend County Borough Council.
The Council’s policy for nominating households to housing association homes
Valleys to Coast Housing (V2C) took over the management of the Council’s housing stock in September 2003. It was formed as an independent, not-for-profit, Registered Social Landlord following a massive tenant vote of approval in November 2002 in order to deliver an ambitious programme of home improvements for tenants. The Council have agreed that at least 75% of Valley to Coast’s total yearly lettings will be offered to people nominated by Bridgend County Borough Council and 60% of the other housing associations yearly lettings.
Bridgend County Borough Council nominates households to housing associations where it has nomination rights to properties owned by those landlords. Nominations will be made using a points based system. The allocation and nomination scheme has been written to comply with the legal requirements of ‘The Housing Act 1996’, the ‘Homelessness Act 2002’, and the Welsh Assembly Government’s Code of Guidance for Local Authorities on Allocation of Accommodation and Homelessness.
The Scheme aims to achieve a balance between assisting those in greatest need and ensuring that there are opportunities for housing for those who require it. It is designed to reflect a range of need factors and enable applicants to clearly understand their prospects for housing given their particular needs, circumstances and preferences.
Points are awarded to everyone according to personal circumstances and those points determine the applicant’s priority for re-housing in their preferred locations.
Applying directly to the Council’s housing register
To apply to the Council’s housing register you can either download the application form here, or if you would prefer, call into the Council’s Customer Service Centre where you can obtain an application form in person. Alternatively, by telephoning 01656 643512 or 01656 643546 an application form can be sent to you through the post, or you can also email your request to housing@bridgend.gov.uk. Applying directly to the Council’s housing register does not automatically register you with any other housing associations within the borough. At present you will need to fill in a separate application form for each housing association’s list.
Applying directly to a housing association
There are a number of housing associations who rent properties within Bridgend. You will need to contact them for an application form. They have different types of properties in a variety of locations and some have more properties than others. A variety of factors e.g. number in household, condition of current home etc will determine your priority on their lists. At present you will need to fill in a separate application form for each housing association’s list.
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- Last Updated: 28/09/2011
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