Housing Register
The Housing Register is a list of people who are looking to rent Housing Association and Council properties.
Anyone who is over 16 years old can apply to be included on the Housing register. However, anyone aged 16 or 17 years old will not be offered accommodation until they are 18 unless they have a guarantor for their tenancy. Applications from Servicemen & women will be treated in the same way as applications from other households.
Waiting List, Transfer and Homeless applicants
We separate people on the Housing Register into 3 categories, although they are all part of the same Register:
- Waiting List (W/L) - for anyone living in private accommodation i.e. owner occupiers, private tenants, living with friends or relatives or tied accommodation.
- Transfer List (TRA) - for anyone currently living in Council or Housing Association accommodation within the Borough of Poole who needs to move.
- Homeless Waiting List (HWL) - applicants who the Borough of Poole have accepted a homeless duty to. If you have nowhere to live it may be that you need to make a homeless application.
Housing Register Banding
We have split the Housing Register into three bands.
- Green Band – Well placed and likely to be considered in the near future – (i.e: applicants with an award of Priority Status and all applications over 10 years old.)
- Amber Band – May be considered for some properties where there is less demand – (Applications between 2 and 10 years old)
- Red Band – Unlikely to be considered at this time – (eg: Applications less than 2 years old)
If you are in the Amber or Red band and are looking to move soon our Housing Options Service may be of benefit to you.
Housing Refusals
It is part of our policy to:
- suspend an application for 12 months if an applicant unreasonably refuses two offers of suitable general needs accommodation within a 12 month period. No offers of housing will be made during that time.
- suspend an application for 12 months if an applicant unreasonably refuses four offers of suitable sheltered accommodation within a 12 month period. No offers of housing will be made during that time.
- remove a priority card from an applicant if they have not taken up reasonable accomodation within the time limit to the priority card.
- Homeless applicants will be made only one offer of permanent accommodation. If they wish to refuse that offer, they should contact their housing advisor to discuss this.
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