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New housing scheme set to be launched

We are set to launch our new housing application system on Thursday 19th January 2012 which will give people more choice over where they would like to live.illustration of a number of homes with one connected to a computer

Choice Based Lettings (CBL) or Bolsover Lettings will allow people who are registered on our Housing Register to express an interest or ‘bid’ for properties that become available. 

This new system will give people the chance to look at available properties on a dedicated website or in our offices and they can ‘bid’ by phone (0845 505 2360), by text (07537 402491), over the internet and in our Contact Centres.

Applicants can bid on up to 3 properties each week from Thursday morning’s until midnight on Tuesday’s (bidding will close at our Contact Centres at 12 noon on Tuesday’s).

To help people understand the new system better and give them an insight into how the scheme will work, four open days have been arranged as follows:

  • Sherwood Lodge, Bolsover - Monday 9th January 2012 from 9am – 12 noon and  from 2pm – 7 pm
  • The Hub, South Normanton - Tuesday 10th January 2012 from 9am – 12 noon
  • Clowne Contact Centre - Wednesday 11th January 2012 from 9am – 12 noon
  • Shirebrook Contact Centre - Friday 13th January from 10.30am – 1 pm

Cabinet Member for Housing Management, Councillor Keith Bowman said, “This is a new system that is designed to give people more choice and more say in where they want to live. By increasing the choice of properties and places available, we hope to develop more settled and sustainable communities.

“We have written to everyone on our housing register about the new scheme, but I would urge people to come along to the open days and talk to us and see for themselves what is available and what they need to do.”

As well as bidding for Bolsover District Council properties, applicants can also bid for some properties within Chesterfield Borough Council, North East Derbyshire District Council (Rykneld Homes) and Bassetlaw District Council (A1 Housing).  
 
Date issued: 5th January 2012

Last Updated on Thursday, 05 January 2012 15:10

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