Renting from a council or housing association

 

Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice provide information on renting from the council or a housing association. From applying for social housing, what to do if your home is unsuitable or if you’re being evicted from you home.

Visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk for more information on Renting from the council or a housing association:

Applying for social housing

• Getting a council home
• Challenging the council’s decision about your housing application
• Refusing an offer of an unsuitable council home

During your tenancy

• Your council or housing association home is unsuitable
• Staying in your council home when someone dies
• You can't afford the rent for your council home

If you're being evicted

• If you're being evicted from your council home
• If you've got an eviction notice
• Stop your eviction from going to court
• Challenging an eviction
• Preparing for your eviction hearing
• Going to your eviction hearing
• Getting the council to review their decision to evict you

 

Shelter England provides information about social housing, what it is and how it should work.

Visit Home - Shelter England for more information about social housing.

What is social housing - Shelter England

 

Age UK has developed a guide to Social housing, what is it and how to get it.

Download the Age UK Guide to Social Housing

 

South Holland District Council

Social housing is available in South Holland District Council. 

You can apply for social housing which includes council houses, sheltered accommodation or housing via one of our registered providers. 

Your application will be assessed by the Allocations Team.  You will either be accepted or declined.  If you are declined you will be told why and given an opportunity to request a review.

Before you apply, you will need to use the Housing Register evidence checklist to make sure you have all the correct documentation to support your application.

Apply to join the Housing Register

Find out more about finding a home in South Holland District Council at www.sholland.gov.uk or click here for more information about Finding a home

 

Boston Borough Council and East Lindsey District Council

Boston Borough Council and East Lindsey District Council have developed a joint Housing Register system and Housing Allocations policy for both authorities. This means there is only one online application to complete for one or both areas. Qualification and banding for each authority may differ dependent upon the applicant's local connection.

You should view the updated joint Housing Allocation Scheme to check qualification criteria prior to applying.

Apply online to be considered for inclusion on the housing register. 

Find out more about Boston Borough Council and East Lindsey District Council’s Joint Housing Register service at www.oneteamlincs.housingjigsaw.co.uk

 

West Lindsey District Council

West Lindsey Home Choices is the housing system that allows people to apply for social rented housing within West Lindsey or look at the different options available to them.

Complete the online application form to register with West Lindsey Home Choice

Find out more about affordable housing in West Lindsey District Council at www.west-linsdey.gov.uk

 

North Kesteven District Council and City of Lincoln Council

If you want to apply for housing (Council and Housing Association owned) in Lincoln or North Kesteven you will need to register with Lincs Homefinder.

You can do this by going to the website Lincs Homefinder or by contacting the authority where you currently live.

If you don’t already live in Lincoln or North Kesteven then you need to contact the authority where you wish to move to.

Find out more about social housing in North Kesteven at www.n-kesteven.gov.uk or click here: I want to be a council tenant in North Kesteven

Find out more about social housing in the City of Lincoln Council at www.lincoln.gov.uk or click here to find out more about Council Housing

 

South Kesteven District Council

South Kesteven District Council accepts new applications for social housing via the online portal called SK Home Choice.

Once your new application has been submitted, you will be prompted to upload supporting evidence. Failure to provide this evidence will result in your application being cancelled.

To make an application visit the SK Home Choice website at www.skhomechoice.org.uk

Find out more about housing in South Kesteven District Council at www.southkesteven.gov.uk  or click here to Find a home

 

Occupancy rights

The Housing Ombudsman has developed a factsheet for tenants of social housing landlords (this includes councils as well as housing associations).

It explains some of your rights as tenants. It does not cover the occupancy rights of long-leaseholders and shared ownership leaseholders of social housing landlords.

Visit https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/ or read the factsheet to find out more information about:

• Tenancy agreements
• Possessions and eviction
• Repairs
• Lodgers
• Assignments (when a tenancy is transferred to another person)
• Tenancy exchanges (mutual exchange)
• Ending your tenancy
• Succession (inheriting a tenancy)
• Right to buy