Homefinder Review

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Coventry Homefinder

Coventry is a great and welcoming city, with a vibrant and diverse community, an international outlook and proud local identity. As we all know, decent housing is not simply about bricks and mortar, it is absolutely crucial to sustaining and creating prosperous, thriving communities

Whilst the Council no longer owns any housing itself, it is legally required to have a scheme that allocates social housing. The aim is that those with the greatest need for housing are prioritised. In Coventry, this policy is called the Coventry Homefinder Policy.

There is an increasing demand for housing in Coventry. There are approximately 14,000 households registered on Coventry Homefinder.

This means we need to review the current Homefinder Policy and the system for allocating social housing. We have developed a set of proposals for change. Our proposed key changes document explains more.

Coventry Homefinder is used by thousands of people in our city. Please look at our proposals and tell us your views by completing our consultation survey below.

The survey will close on 3rd January 2020 at 4.30pm

Coventry Homefinder

Coventry is a great and welcoming city, with a vibrant and diverse community, an international outlook and proud local identity. As we all know, decent housing is not simply about bricks and mortar, it is absolutely crucial to sustaining and creating prosperous, thriving communities

Whilst the Council no longer owns any housing itself, it is legally required to have a scheme that allocates social housing. The aim is that those with the greatest need for housing are prioritised. In Coventry, this policy is called the Coventry Homefinder Policy.

There is an increasing demand for housing in Coventry. There are approximately 14,000 households registered on Coventry Homefinder.

This means we need to review the current Homefinder Policy and the system for allocating social housing. We have developed a set of proposals for change. Our proposed key changes document explains more.

Coventry Homefinder is used by thousands of people in our city. Please look at our proposals and tell us your views by completing our consultation survey below.

The survey will close on 3rd January 2020 at 4.30pm

  • Coventry Homefinder Review Survey on Proposed Changes

    There is an increasing demand for affordable housing in Coventry. There are approximately 14,000 households currently registered on Coventry Homefinder, but only 1,446 properties were let between April 2018 and March 2019. The Council believes that social housing should be allocated to those people with the greatest housing need. The Council does not own any homes, but it does have agreements with Registered Providers (Housing Associations) in the city to allocate their homes through Coventry Homefinder. The Coventry Homefinder Policy provides a set of rules for deciding who has the most urgent need for housing and how properties are let.

    There is an increasing demand for affordable housing in Coventry. There are approximately 14,000 households currently registered on Coventry Homefinder, but only 1,446 properties were let between April 2018 and March 2019. The Council believes that social housing should be allocated to those people with the greatest housing need. The Council does not own any homes, but it does have agreements with Registered Providers (Housing Associations) in the city to allocate their homes through Coventry Homefinder. The Coventry Homefinder Policy provides a set of rules for deciding who has the most urgent need for housing and how properties are let. We are thinking about changing these rules.

    Please see our key changes document. 

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