Direct lettings – properties let by making a direct offer without being advertised through Leeds Homes. Eligibility – The government prescribes who is ‘eligible’ to be allocated a council property for example, someone who is not subject to immigration control.
How long does it take to get a council house in Leeds?
Be aware, you can wait a long time for council housing. Even people with Band A often wait between 6 months and a year for permanent housing. Single people over 18 who are not assessed as being “in need” will not usually be offered Council housing.
What is a sensitive let?
Sensitive lets involve enhanced checks and references from the police and/or other agencies, to make sure that any successful bidder is suitable for that property or area. If you do not meet the sensitive let checks that are done, you will not be shortlisted for that property.
What is a letting policy?
It gives them the opportunity to rent a brand new or refurbished home, or a home that is being re-let at less than the market rate.
How many people are on the housing waiting list in Leeds?
Leeds still has 23,000 people on its council housing waiting list, it has been revealed.
Who is highest priority for council housing?
Applicants who will receive higher priority for housing: People whose current housing has a serious negative impact on their health. People who are living in severely overcrowded housing. People who are homeless as a result of domestic abuse.
What happens when you are shortlisted for a council property?
When they come out to see you it usually means you’re in with a good chance and they’re just assessing how urgent you need housing. They usually do this with the top 3 or 4 people in the bidding system.
Can I be moved due to mental health?
Your landlord can’t evict you just because they find out you have a particular mental health problem – this is likely to be direct discrimination.
We award points for: each extra bedroom you need for your household. opposite sex overcrowding, where males and females have to share a bedroom and one is aged ten years or older (unless they are either 16 or older and living as a couple)
What does your queue position mean on council bidding?
Once a bid is placed, you will be shown a queue position. This is an estimation of your current prioritisation, in regards to all other bids that have been placed. This number will change during the cycle in relation to all other bids subsequently placed.
What is the difference between renting and letting?
When someone wants to pay a landlord in exchange for living on their property, this is renting. When someone wants to give away possession of their property in exchange for money, this is letting.
What is the purpose of a letting?
Renting, also known as hiring or letting, is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for all property charges regularly incurred by the ownership.
What does it mean when a property is to let?
To let is only used by the owner of a property. For example, the owner of a house or an apartment may want to give the possession and use of it to somebody else for a fixed period. The owner then receives periodic payment in return for letting out the property.
How can I get council to move me faster?
How to get a council house quicker
- Be as open and flexible as you can.
- Update the council of changes to circumstances.
- Ensure you’re in the right band.
- Use all your bids.
- Ensure you’re bidding for the correct type of property – by this we mean bidding for the type of property you will be given priority for.
How do I get emergency housing Leeds?
Get help with housing from Leeds City Council
To contact them, please call 0113 222 4412 (Open weekdays, 9am – 5pm, except Wednesdays when they are open from 10am). For emergency homelessness situations outside of office hours, please call 0113 378 8366.
What does Band 3 mean in housing?
priority housing needs
Band 3 is for priority housing needs where the council recognises the need for residents to be rehoused. 45% of new successful applicants for social housing are placed in Band 3.
What makes someone priority need for housing?
Check if you’re in priority need
living with a child – this will usually include a child aged 16 to 18 if they’re in full-time education or training. pregnant or living with someone who is. homeless because of domestic abuse. homeless because of an emergency – for example a fire or flood.
What makes you priority need for housing?
8.37 A person has a priority need if they are vulnerable as a result of having to leave accommodation because of violence (other than domestic abuse) from another person, or threats of violence from another person that are likely to be carried out.
What is medical priority for housing?
You could be vulnerable and in priority need if you or someone in your household has: mental health problems. a physical or learning disability. a serious illness or health condition.
Is being shortlisted a good thing?
It does not mean that you got the job. Instead, being shortlisted means you’ve made it through the initial screening process, and the company is interested in speaking to you further about your skills, expertise and character.
What does shortlisting mean on council bidding?
Once the closing date for bids has passed a shortlist of interested applicants is drawn up. The shortlist will identify the order of applicants based on who is in the highest band with the earliest band /effective date.