HomeChoice is a scheme which Warwick District Council operate with several housing associations. We let available homes to those in housing need. We advertise new and existing council and housing association properties through HomeChoice. This means that you will only have to fill in one form to apply for housing and everybody is assessed in the same way, no matter who the landlord is.

Apply for HomeChoice

You can now apply for HomeChoice online by following this link.

Please contact the Housing Advice Team if you encounter any problems when applying online. You can contact the team via this form or by calling 01926 456129, option 2.

A printable application form can be downloaded here.

What you will need for your application

You will need the following information available for all adults who are to be rehoused with you before starting your application:

Full names and dates of birth of everyone to be included in your registration for housing  

  • National insurance number(s)
  • 5-year address history
  • Immigration status
  • Details of any unspent criminal convictions
  • Details of any Armed Forces service, including dates of service

Please complete all questions in full where possible. If you do not have the information available to complete your application in one go, you can log out and your answers for each section will be saved.  However, you need to make sure you complete the questions for a section and save it before you log out.

You will be required to provide evidence by uploading supporting documents. We will be unable to process your application unless the requested supporting documents have been provided.

It is a criminal offence to knowingly give false information or to withhold information relevant to your application. A court could fine you up to £5,000 if you are found guilty.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Warwick District Council’s housing register (HomeChoice) you must:

  • Be a British Citizen, or have the right to live, work and access public funds in the UK
  • Be habitually resident in the Common Travel Area
  • Be aged 18 or over (in exceptional circumstances a 16- or 17-year-old may qualify if they are statutorily homeless or subject to a Special Agency Referral. They may require an adult or organisation to act as a guarantor for rent payments).
  • Have a local connection to Warwick District, or be in an exempt category

It is unlikely you will qualify for the housing register if you:

  • Have savings/assets in excess of £16,000 (excludes members or former members of the Armed Forces)
  • Have a household income exceeding £50,000 per year (excludes disability benefits and not applicable to members or former members of the Armed Forces)
  • Are a homeowner
  • Are incapable in law of holding a legal tenancy

Some exceptions may apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. For full details, refer to the Housing Allocations Policy

You will not qualify for the housing register if you:

  1. Are guilty of unacceptable behaviour serious enough to make you unsuitable to be a Council or Housing Association tenant
  2. Have been housed through HomeChoice within the last 12 months and do not fall into a reasonable preference category

For full details, refer to the Housing Allocations Policy

How we assess your application

Once you have submitted your housing application form and provided the necessary documentation, the following steps will take place: 

Verification  

A member of the allocations team will review the application and ensure all the required information and documents have been submitted.  

Assessment  

Once we have all the information needed to complete your assessment, we will assess your application against the allocation scheme criteria and determine whether you qualify to join the housing register, and if so, the priority of your application. 

We assess applications in date order. We will write to you to update you on the outcome of your housing application. If you are not successful, you will have the right to request a review of the decision. 

Applicants will be placed into a priority band. There are 4 priority bands in the order of 1 to 4. Band 1 has the highest priority and Band 4 the lowest. A summary of information on the priority bands can be found on our Allocations Scheme Summary Booklet.

Decisions are primarily made by the Housing Advice & Allocations Team, with exceptions for special circumstances. Decisions on reviews are handled by officers senior to the original decision-makers. The Council reserves the right to delegate decisions to higher-level officers if necessary.

Logging in and bidding for the first time

To access HomeChoice account, you will need the user-number which is sent to you when you first register (please keep this number safe).

Enter your user number, personal details and set a password. Your password must contain at least one number and one capital letter, and be six or more characters long.

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