Applying For A Home
With Beechdale Housing Association Ltd

Who can apply for one of our homes?

Generally we will accept applications from any person aged 18 years and over. However there are some circumstances where we may, after careful consideration and a risk assessment, disqualify applicants from the offer of one of our homes. Examples of such behaviours are breaches of current or past tenancy agreements or terms of a mortgage, a history of anti-social behaviour and rent arrears.

Some of our homes such as bungalows and flats have a minimum age limit that only people aged 60 or over initially can apply for. However, we may offer them to younger people if no-one of that age range currently wants one.

Can BCHA tenants transfer from one BCHA home to another?

Yes, providing you have kept your home and garden in good order, have not broken any tenancy conditions and have no rent arrears.

Can BCHA tenants mutually exchange?

Yes, you can mutually exchange as long as the exchange will not result in overcrowding or under- occupation of either home, neither tenant has broken their tenancy conditions nor have any rent arrears. (see tenants’ handbook for details).

I'm interested. What do I do now?

Complete the application form providing identification and references and send it to us. You can pick one up from our reception, or we will send out one to you, or you download a copy of our housing application form by clicking this link.

You will then be invited to a pre-registration interview where we will discuss your housing needs and advise you of any other housing choices.

Once you are registered we will write to you to confirm your housing need band. If you don’t agree with the band you have been placed in, you can appeal the decision through our complaints procedure.

How do we let our homes?
We let our homes based on a banding system.

  • Priority Band – You will be placed into this band if you have emergency housing needs, for example, you are statutorily homeless:
  • Gold Band – You will be placed into this band if you have urgent housing needs, for example, your family need two or more bedrooms than it has now
  • Silver Band – You will be placed into this band if you have less-urgent housing needs, for example, your family needs one more bedroom than it has now
  • Bronze Band – You will be placed in this band if your current accommodation is suitable but you want to move. This band will include current and former owner occupiers unless their financial circumstances prevent them from purchasing in the private sector.

Applicants will be registered in date order, within each band. We want to let each type of home (house, bungalow, flat) fairly between each of these bands. Therefore, more homes will be allocated to the higher priority bands because their needs are more urgent.

  • 50% of our lets will go to the Priority band.
  • 25% of our lets will go to the Gold band.
  • 20% of our lets will go to the Silver band.
  • 5% of our lets will go to the Bronze band.