Housing Register Waiting Times

What are the local lettings policy properties?

Many of the housing associations are developers of new affordable rented homes. These are allocated to applicants on the Councils’ housing registers in the same way as other homes that become available for letting.

However, new homes built in rural areas may have extra rules that affect the priority of applicants. These rules are due to planning restrictions that ensure highest priority is given to people with a stronger local connection to the area (village or parish) where the homes have been built.

The details may vary, depending on the council area, but most give priority to applicants who live or work (or previously lived or worked) in the area.

These properties are identified within the adverts as priority given to residents of that parish.

If you want to know more about choice based lettings please see here:  FAQ - South Norfolk and Broadland Home Options