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Welcome to Dudley at Home - the way to look for a rented home in the Dudley Borough
Please remember to let us know if your contact details e.g. home telephone number or mobile telephone number change. You can do this by contacting Dudley Council Plus on 0300 555 2345.
Applicants are advised that their final shortlisting position will be correct as of Tuesday at 9am. This is to ensure that all bids from the website, text, telephone and digitv are collated correctly.
The welfare benefits system in the UK is undergoing major changes. If you claim housing benefit then these changes may affect you.
Please click here for further information:http://www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/housing/council-housing/housing-benefit/
Are you interested in Shared Ownership?
We are advertising our first shared ownership property on behalf of Black Country Housing Association this week. This is a 3 bedroom house located in Central Stourbridge - minumum 50% share. Please click on Property Search for further details.
Norton Area - Local Lettings Plan
Customers who are looking for accommodation in Norton, Stourbridge, are advised that there is a local lettings policy in place for Caslon Crescent and the addresses on Shenstone Avenue and The Broadway that back on to Caslon Crescent. Duplex flats at these addresses will not be advertised on this website, and single people wishing to be considered for this type of accommodation are asked to contact us on 01384 812028 for further information.
Pilot Scheme
We have now commenced our pilot scheme for people who are able to carry out their own repairs. We have had a large number of applications, and we are unable to accept any further applications until the first few houses have been successfully completed. We will place further information on this webpage at that time.
Extra Care Schemes - Broad Meadow and Willowfields
We are advertising properties on these new Midland Heart developments for older people. For further details click here: Extra Care
Note: Bids for these properties are an expression of interest only and shortlisting positions do not apply. People who express an interest will be assessed by the Scheme Manager and decisions regarding offers will be made by the Allocations panel.
New Development - Friars Gate Dudley (former North Priory)
We are advertising properties on this new development. All properties will be allocated in accordance with the local lettings plan.
For further details click here: Friars Gate
Bids and offers of accommodation
Please ensure that you only place bids on properties you are genuinely interested in.
If you bid for a property and are contacted about an offer which you then refuse this will be counted as a refusal. Your application will be suspended and you will be unable to bid for properties in the following two cycles.
After 3 unreasonable refusals customers will generally have their applications deferred and be unable to bid for 6 months.
Out of borough customers will have their applications cancelled after refusing one offer.
Customers accepted as homeless will be advised by their Case Manager as necessary.
Dudley operates a banding scheme.
You may still bid for up to three homes per week. The majority of homes advertised are open to any band, and are likely to be let to people in the highest bands- 1, 2 and 3.
Some homes are marked for specific bands, this is to ensure that the supply of homes to bands 3, 4 and 6 represents a fair share to people who have multiple needs, or who have been waiting for a long time.
We will be reviewing the share of homes to each band at least once every twelve months to make sure that it is fair. Overall, the council has far fewer homes available than there are people wanting them, but we do our best to prioritise people in the most housing need, and to recognise those who have waited longest.
For more information on our lettings policy click here:
If you are looking for housing in the Dudley borough one option is rented accommodation.
Dudley at Home lists properties that are available from Dudley Council and other registered social landlords (housing associations) in the Dudley Borough.
Anyone can view currently available properties using the property search. However, if you want to bid for a property you need to join Dudley Housing Register. For further information click here:
Bidding by DigiTV is also available. Dudley Council's DigiTV site can be accessed by residents with any digital interactive television package such as Sky and Virgin Media (including Telewest and NTL). The 'Dudley at Home' link is on the homepage of the site.
Dudley is a member of the UK's largest mutual exchange service HomeSwapper which offers to find existing tenants home swaps with tenants from anywhere in the country including other parts of the Dudley borough. Any Dudley Council tenant can join free of charge by registering at www.HomeSwapper.co.uk
If you are homeless you can find details of supported accommodation and services at www.homelessblackcountry.org
Dudley at Home also advertises Private Rented Properties.
Shared ownership property advertising will follow in the near future. Please click How to Contact Us if you have any queries.
Our website is packed with useful information to help you find you a suitable home. You can use this website to:
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Search for available properties
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Apply for a property
- View results of previous lettings
If you would like help to use Dudley at Home please contact our Area Housing Offices or Dudley Council Plus.
Click How to Contact Us for contact details and opening hours or click Dudley At Home to download a copy of our leaflet.
Some information on this site is in PDF format (Portable Document Format) To view these documents you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.