We are required by law to have a Housing Allocation Scheme. The scheme sets out the rules that decide who can apply for rented accommodation available through the council. You have to meet eligibility and qualifying rules for a place on the Housing Register.
Housing Allocation Scheme 2021 (pdf 486KB)
In November 2022, the council launched its H&F Bid for a Home digitised platform. This was created to give applicants on the Housing Register choice on where they want to live. This replaced the Property Pool referred to in Section 4 of the Housing Allocation Scheme (January 2021).
How H&F Bid for a Home works can be found at the following address: Bid for a Home