Your chance of a home

family Don't just sit there! Check out your prospects of getting a home, and how to increase them

There are lots of people looking to move to a Northwards home. In some areas, and for some property types, you have little chance of getting a place quickly; while things can be easier elsewhere.

Your chances of getting a home depend on several things:

  • Your rehousing priority
    You go into one of three rehousing priority groups depending on your circumstances. The more urgent your need to move, the higher your priority.
  • Your queue date
    The earlier your queue date, the more chance you have - if people with the same priority want a home, it goes to the one with the earliest date. See more about your queue date.
  • What you apply for
    There's more demand for homes in some areas than others. And some property types become available more regularly than others. Your chances increase if you apply for more areas (see our area guides) and consider more types of homes (see high-rise living for instance).
  • Whether you have a connection to an area
    You may get more of a chance if you have a 'community connection' to an area you want. You get this if for example; you have a family history in the area; if you have lived there for over three years and have paid your rent on time and kept to tenancy rules; if you have a child at a primary school in the area; if you need to be near work or training; if you provide employment, a service or are involved in voluntary activity there. You're asked about a community connection when you register for rehousing. If you're already registered and don't have a community connection, find out if you may now qualify - contact us for details.

Check your prospects in each area

The Northwards area is split into smaller 'rehousing areas'. See the number of homes in each area, the number filled in a year by new tenants, and the average queue dates of people who get different types of homes - go to Rehousing areas: properties and prospects

Compare your queue date to theirs to see your prospects of getting a home. Remember these are average dates, so treat them as a guide only.

Got little chance?

If you you have got little prospect of a home quickly, increase your chances by:

  • looking at other housing options you may not have considered
  • asking us how to increase your prospects - contact us for advice.

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