Rent a home

Renting with us

We offer a range of affordable rented homes across the West Midlands, including houses, flats and bungalows.

How to apply

To rent a home with us you need to apply to your local council.

 

Once you’ve completed your application form you’ll be placed on a waiting list.

 

The council will prioritise your application and nominate you for a home suitable for your needs.

 

You can find links to your council’s housing website below. If you have a question about an application you have made you should contact the council dealing with it.

 

Read our Rent Setting Policy here.

Finding a property

For homes in Coventry look at the Coventry Homefinder.

Coventry HomeFinder is currently being reviewed.

Have your say

For homes in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country:

 

Birmingham Home Choice

 

Dudley at Home 

 

Sandwell Council

 

Solihull Home Options

 

Walsall Council

For homes in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:

 

Herefordshire Home Point

 

Home Choice Plus (covering Bromsgrove/Malvern Hills/Stratford/Worcester/Wychavon/Wyre Forest)

 

Redditch Home Choice

Who is eligible?

We need to consider a number of things when we make decisions about offering our homes. This includes whether a home will meet your needs and if we think you will be able to afford the rent.

When making our decision we will consider:

  • If we think the tenancy will be successful
  • What the impact may be on our other customers
  • Your previous tenancies
  • The level of support you may need to conduct your tenancy well and be independent
  • How suitable the property is to meeting yours and your family’s needs.

We will not normally offer a home if:

  • You are under the age of 18, unless it is for a specific housing project where support is in place
  • You are subject to immigration control or you are from abroad and not eligible
  • You or members of your family have caused serious anti-social behaviour in the past
  • You have debts with us or another landlord
  • You can’t afford the rent. We assess everyone to see if they can afford to live in the property
  • You already own another property
  • The accommodation won’t meet your needs
  • You have used false information to gain the property or you have committed tenancy fraud in the past
  • Your previous convictions may indicate you pose a risk to your household, neighbours or wider community. Having a previous conviction does not necessarily exclude you from housing, only where we think there is a risk.

It’s really important that you don’t give false information to get a home. This is tenancy fraud and it’s a criminal offence.

What information do I need to supply?

  • Payslips
  • Benefits
  • Tax credits
  • P60
  • Rent
  • Council tax
  • Utilities
  • Childcare
  • Loans
  • Food bill
  • Insurance
  • Other financial commitments (such as child maintenance, child care, home care and travel costs).
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