From time to time the council and its Common Housing Register partners may adopt local lettings plans for new build homes.
The purpose of these is to
- encourage residents to develop lasting connections with the area
- help sustain a community
- reduce overcrowding and tackle other housing needs in the local area.
You will see an explanation of the restrictions that apply to a Local Lettings Plan property, on the advert we publish. As an example this is what the information might say:
Under the Local Lettings Plan, preference for this property will be given to housing applicants in Band 1 and 2, including full duty accepted homeless applicants who have lived on the estate and been on the Housing Register, for a minimum of 12 months from the end date of this advert/ for more than 1 year prior to handover/ who were eligible to vote at the time the offer document was published.