Choice based letting - advertised homes to let scheme

As a part of preparing for choice based lettings here in Plymouth, a trial bidding scheme has been run since January 2005. This enables applicants already on the Plymouth Housing Register to consider properties which might not be in their preferred area or type, but will provide affordable housing.

View frequently asked questions and answers about the scheme.

Applications

Properties owned by Plymouth City Council

Ref 2501,Brentford Avenue, Whitleigh, PL5 4HF (map) - one bed first floor flat, bids accepted from singles or couples.
Rent £51.08 per week

Ref 2502, Foresters Road, Plymstock, PL9 7DS (map) - one bed bungalow with one step at front and rear entrance, bids will be accepted from singles or couples aged sixty or over, preference will be given to applicants who need level or nearly level access.
Rent £54.43 per week

Ref 2503, King Street, Stonehouse, PL1 3HZ (map) - one bed ground floor flat with two external steps, bids accepted from singles or couples, preference will be given to applicants who need level or nearly level access.
Rent £51.44 per week

Ref 2504, King Street, Stonehouse, PL1 5HZ (map) - one bed second floor flat, bids accepted from singles or couples, applicants with a history of drug or alcohol misuse, anti-social behaviour or offences involving violence will not be considered.
Rent £56.12 per week

Ref 2505, North Prospect Road, North Prospect, PL2 2NE (map) - one bed second floor flat, bids accepted from singles or couples.
Rent £50.71 per week

Ref 2506, Tamar Way, Honicknowle, PL5 3ES (map) - one bed ground floor half house flat with six external steps, bids accepted from singles or couples.
Rent £50.19 per week

Ref 2507, Taunton Avenue, Whitleigh, PL5 4HW (map) - one bed ground floor half house flat with twelve external steps, bids accepted from singles or couples.
Rent £49.62 per week

Ref 2508, Thurlestone Walk, Leigham, PL6 8QE (map) - one bed first floor half house flat, electric heating, bids accepted from singles or couples.
Rent £50.34 per week

Ref 2509, Torridge Way, Efford, PL3 6JG (map) - one bed ground floor flat with two external steps, bids accepted from singles or couples, preference will be given to applicants who need level or nearly level access.
Rent £56.93 per week

Ref 2510, Wasdale Gardens, Estover, PL6 8TW (map) - one bed bungalow with twelve external steps, bids accepted from singles or couples aged sixty or over.
Rent £57.87 per week

Ref 2511, Bodmin Road, Whitleigh, PL5 4EA (map) - two bed first floor flat, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms.
Rent £55.62 per week

Ref 2512, High Street Flats, Stonehouse, PL1 3SN (map) - two bed third floor flat with no lift, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms, applicants with a history of drug or alcohol misuse, anti-social behaviour or offences involving violence will not be considered.
Rent £57.37 per week

Ref 2513, Kenley Gardens, Ernesettle, PL5 2RF (map) - two bed ground floor flat with ten external steps, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms.
Rent £54.91 per week

Ref 2514, King Street, Stonehouse, PL1 5JD (map) - two bed third floor flat with no lift, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms.
Rent £57.37 per week

Ref 2515, Mountstone Road, Stonehouse, PL1 3RW (map) - two bed first floor flat, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms.
Rent £54.43 per week

Ref 2516, Pentamar Street, Stoke, PL2 1DA (map) - two bed second floor flat, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms.
Rent £54.80 per week

Ref 2517, Teats Hill Flats, Coxside, PL4 0LX (map) - two bed first floor flat, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms.
Rent £57.00 per week

Ref 2518, Union Street, Stonehouse, PL1 3HR (map) - two bed third floor flat with no lift, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms.
Rent £56.63 per week

Ref 2519, Clowance Street, Mount Wise, PL1 4LQ (map) - three bed top floor maisonette, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for three or more bedrooms.
Rent £65.17 per week

Ref 2520, Efford Road, Efford, PL3 6NQ (map) - three bed house with dining room, eight external steps at front, bids accepted from households with an assessed need for three or more bedrooms, preference will be given to applicants whose household has five or more members.
Rent £70.11 per week

Ref 2521, Aylesbury Crescent, Whitleigh, PL5 4HX (map) - four bed house with four external steps at front and rear, bids accepted from households with an assessed need for four or more bedrooms.
Rent £79.16 per week

Properties owned by Devon and Cornwall Housing Association

Ref 2522, Royal Navy Avenue, Keyham, Plymouth PL2 2BZ (map) - two bed second floor flat, gas central heating, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms, maximum three occupants, pets allowed with permission.
Rent £71.81 per week

Properties owned by Guinness trust

Ref 2523, North Road West, Pymouth, PL1 5DG (map) - two bed ground floor flat, gas central heating, shared garden, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms, maximum three occupants, pets not allowed.
Rent £68.38 per week

Ref 2524, Yealmpstone Drive, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1HE (map) - two bed house, gas central heating, garden, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms, maximum four occupants, pets allowed with permission.
Rent £80.41 per week

Ref 2525, Northesk Street, Stoke, Plymouth, PL2 1EY (map) - three bed house, gas central heating, no garden, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for three bedrooms, maximum five occupants, pets allowed with permission.
Rent £81.45 per week

Properties owned by Sanctuary Housing Association

Ref 2526, Cumberland Road, Plymouth, PL1 4HX (map) - three bed third floor flat, electric heating, small shared garden, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for three bedrooms, maximum five occupants, no pets.
Rent £84.62 per week

Properties owned by Signpost Housing Association

Ref 2527, Fleetwood Gardens, Southway, Plymouth, PL6 6FA (map) - two bed house, gas central heating, front and rear gardens, parking space, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms, maximum four occupants, pets allowed with permission, two properties available.
Rent £68.71 per week

Ref 2528, Whitehaven Way, Southway, Plymouth, PL6 6BJ (map) - three bed house, gas central heating, front and rear gardens, parking space, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for three or more bedrooms, maximum six occupants, pets allowed with permission, two properties available.
Rent £82.73 per week

Properties owned bySovereign Housing Association

Ref 2529, Kelly Close, Barne Barton, Plymouth, PL5 1DT (map) - two bed house, gas central heating, rear garden, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms, maximum four occupants, pets allowed.
Rent £67.52 per week

Properties owned by Westcountry Housing Association

Ref 2530, Elford Crescent, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 4BU (map) - three bed house, gas central heating, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for three or more bedrooms, maximum five occupants.
Rent £394.23 per month

Properties owned by William Sutton Housing Association

Ref 2531, Sutton Court, Plymouth, PL1 4NZ (map) - two bed second floor flat, electric storage heating, bids accepted from applicants with an assessed need for two bedrooms, maximum four occupants.
Rent £79.70 per week

Ref 2532, Miles Mitchell Avenue, Crownhill, Plymouth, PL6 5ND (map) - one bed bedsit/bungalow, gas central heating, private garden, not wheelchair accessible, bids accepted from singles and couples over 60 years old, pets allowed.
Rent £59.00 per week (approximate)

Ref 2533, Dawson Close, St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 1QN (map) - one bed first floor flat, gas central heating, bids accepted from singles or couples over 45 years old.
Rent £50.00 per week (approximate)

Closing date for applications for the above properties is 4pm on Tuesday 7 July 2009.

The next 'properties to let' advert will be on Thursday 9 July 2009. Adverts are published weekly.

To apply for these properties applicants can show their interest by making a 'bid'. This can be done by following the bidding guidelines below.

Where there are a number of bids for the same property, preference will be given first to the applicant with the highest band. If two applicants are in the same band, preference will then be given to the applicant who has waited the longest with that level of priority.

There may be occasions where there are issues that will prevent a successful bid continuing to an offer of a home. Plymouth City Council and the partner Housing Associations reserve the right to restrict a bid proceeding where the property is considered not suitable for the applicant. This may include issues of public safety, risk or sustainability of the tenancy.

Bidding process

Properties are advertised weekly:

• in the property section of the Evening Herald, which is published on a Thursday
• on Library notice boards, at social service offices, housing offices
• on the council website
• through relevant agencies.

Applicants interested in these homes should call the advertised telephone number 01752 305496, visit a local Council Housing Office and complete a bidding form, call in to Midland House or complete the online unfurnished properties to let bidding form.

Where the applicant is interested in more than one property they should indicate their preference, however only three properties can be bid for by one applicant at any one time.

All bidding closes at 4pm on the Tuesday following the advert. Successful applicants will be notified, usually by telephone, as soon as all the bids have been checked. This may be in the following week. Due to the number of bids received it is not possible to contact unsuccessful applicants.

Content of advert

Adverts include brief information about the homes offered, availability, services and facilities that are provided with the property, weekly rent and who the landlord is if it is not a Plymouth City Council property. Other conditions will be identified such as who the properties are suitable for.

Special needs or vulnerable applicants

The advertisement that appears in the Evening Herald will also be copied to link agencies including Shelter, Plymouth Access To Housing (PATH) , Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), Social Services, Plymouth Race Equality Council, Refugee First and Plymouth Federation of Tenants and Residents Association so that they can assist applicants in submitting a bid by the process as above.

People who are not allowed to bid

Applicants whose application is not registered as live within the Plymouth Housing Register.

Applicants considered as having 'unacceptable behaviour' that makes them unsuitable to be a tenant of the Council. Unacceptable behaviour is defined as behaviour, which if the applicant (or a member of their family) were a secure tenant of the local authority would entitle the Council to a possession order.

This may include:

• applicants who have been evicted from a previous Council tenancy or who are facing possession proceedings for example non-payment of rent or other breach of tenancy agreement.
• applicants who are facing anti-social behaviour proceedings relating to a current or previous tenancy, whether public sector or private sector, or who have previously been the subject of such proceedings.

Garages to let

We also have garages to let. For more information, please telephone 01752 312577.

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