How do we prioritise your Housing Register application?

Once we have accepted you onto the Housing Register, we assess your housing needs based on a banding system.

If you are applying for housing, your application will be placed into one of our priority bands.

The banding scheme is explained in the housing allocation scheme [697.12KB] .

Housing needs vary, for example, you may:

live somewhere that has a serious effect on the health of anyone in your household
are an under-occupying household and wish to downsize
you need to move so your current council property can be repaired or modernised.

Can I request a review of my housing application decision?

You'll get a decision letter from us saying:

If you disagree with our decision or your priority band, you can ask us to review our decision within 21 days of receiving the decision letter.