Homes4U

Bid for a Home

You must be registered on the Homes4U scheme to place a bid on a property. You must have also receieved your Bidding Membership Number before placing bids. Adverts are published online every Thursday at 08:30am. 

The first part of the advert lists homes where you do not need a local connection to the area to bid on. The properties in the second part (previously called Expressions of Interest) of the advert do need a local connection. 

So we can process your bids quickly, please make sure you have your Bidding Membership Number to hand. You will also need the property reference number(s) of the property/properties you wish to bid on. The property reference number can be found on the advert. 

If you are successful, you will hear from us within five working days of the advert closing. If you don't hear from us, your bid wasn't successful this time. Please note: members within the Gold Plus or Gold band will be given priority. Please refer to our Allocations Policy for further details:

Homes4U Allocations Policy

For members who wish to bid on properties that need a local connection, Local Lettings Policies will also apply: 

Local Lettings Policies

Register for Homes4U

You can register for the Homes4U scheme online. Before you register, please make sure you have the following:

• Proof of identity

• National Insurance Number

• Current or previous landlord names, addresses and postcodes for the last 3 years

For local connection applications, you will also need the names and addresses of any family connections.

You will need to fill out a medical assessment section on the registration form. This will inform us if your health is affected by your housing (e.g. you need a wheelchair accessible property). You can use our Medical Assessment Guidance to help you when filling out the form.  

Register here for Homes4U

Once you have recieved your Bidding Membership Number via email, you can start bidding on properties. This can take up to 5 working days.

Available Properties

The Homes4U Advert goes live every Thursday at 8:30am. Check each week to see which homes are currently available for rent. 

Homes4U Advert

The advert is split into two parts: 

Homes that can be bid on by anyone

• The first part of the advert shows homes that can be bid on by anyone - no local connection to the area is required

• See the Allocation Policy to find out how properties are allocated when we get more bids than homes

Homes that need a local connection to the area

• The second part (previously called Expressions of Interest) of the advert shows homes that need a connection to the local area

• See the Local Letting Policy to find out how homes are allocated when we get more bids than homes available

• Some weeks we won't have any local connections homes on the advert

Sign Up for Email Alerts

Once you have registered for the Homes4U scheme, you can sign up to receive the weekly adverts via email.

 
Signing up is easy - simply enter your email address and tick the boxes of the services you'd like to hear about. You can find the Homes4U advert under the Housing and Homes subscription topic.