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General Needs Properties Only

Home Choice Your Home, Your Choice

Properties available this week Tuesday 2nd September 2008.  Bid deadline Monday 8th September 2008 at mid-day

(Unless otherwise stated, preference will be given to people living and/or working in Poole)

General Needs Properties

Refusal Policy:

• For anyone applying for housing that is not sheltered, if 2 properties are refused in a 12 month period and those properties would have been suitable for their needs, their application may be suspended for a year.
• Applicants that have been awarded priority are deemed to have an urgent need to move, so that priority will be withdrawn if 2 suitable offers are refused with the priority time.
• 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.

Please only bid for properties where your household size fits the eligibility criteria in the advert. Exceptions to this on medical, welfare and those under occupying can be made, requests should be submitted to the Housing Needs Team in writing.

Properties with Gardens will generally not be offered to people who only have children aged over 14 years unless medical or social requirement for a garden exists.

All properties are let unfurnished.

We ask that applicants respect the privacy of the families living in those properties by not approaching them to request private viewings. Anyone who is found to be approaching occupier of properties advertise through HomeChoice will have their application suspended for 6 months

Please only apply for properties that you WANT to be considered for.

Properties available this week Tuesday 2nd September 2008.  Bid deadline Monday 8th September 2008 at mid-day

The properties available this week are:

• Property Code: 3708/7
• Street Name: Willow View, Fitzworth Avenue
• Area: Turlin Moor
• Postcode: BH16 5AZ
• Property size: 1 Bed Ground Floor Flat Flat
• Rent Per Week: £90.00
• Eligibility: Single people under the age of 50 years
• Band: All
• Additional information: 1 single bedroom therefore only suitable for a single person, level access into property however no wheelchair access within property, gas central heating, fitted level access shower, Please Note that the adaptation to this property will not be removed if not required by the applicant. Communal garden, caretaker service within the block, car parking facilities available, pets allowed with permission.
• Landlord: Raglan Housing Association
• Approximate date of availability: 01.09.08
• Priority to be given to: Applicants with a need for a level access shower

Number of bids to date:  6

• Property Code: 3708/8
• Street Name: Gallop Way Area: Talbot Village/Wallisdown
• Postcode: BH12 5HG
• Property size: 2 Bed Ground Floor Flat
• Rent Per Week: £77.00
• Eligibility: Families with 1 child or 2 children of the same sex, maximum household 3 persons
• Band: Green & Amber
• Additional information: Property is accessed via a communal entrance, 1 double and 1 single bedroom, no steps into property, gas central heating, communal garden, allocated parking space, no pets allowed. Close to Bournemouth University and local shops.
• Landlord: Raglan Housing Association
• Approximate date of availability: 22.09.08

Number of bids to date: 18

• Property Code: 3708/3
• Street Name: Mellstock Road
• Area: Oakdale
• Postcode: BH15 3DN
• Property size: 2 Bedroom Bungalow
• Rent Per Week: £80.65
• Eligibility: Families with 1 child or 2 children of the same sex
• Band: All
• Additional information: Mellstock Road is situated off Wimbourne Road. This property has private front and rear garden and benefits from off road parking. This property is suitable for a wheelchair user - however the bathroom is a standard bathroom with a bath and basin and no adaptations. The property comprises of : Livingroom - 4m(13' 1") x 3.4m(11' 1") approx. Bathroom - 1.7m(5' 5") x 1m(3' 2") approx. Kitchen - 2.9m(9' 4") x 3.5m(12') approx. First bedroom - 3m(9' 8") x 2.5m(8' 2") approx. Second bedroom - 3.6m(9' 8") x 2.3m(7' 5") approx. Heating is by gas central heating. The schools in the catchment area are Stanley Green First School : Oakdale South Road Middle and Poole High School.
• Landlord: Borough of Poole
• Approximate date of availability: 22.09.08
• Priority to be given to:Applicants with mobility problems needing accommodation on one level

Number of bids to date: 92

• Property Code: 3708/6
• Street Name: Rodney Court, Whatleigh Close
• Area: Poole Town
• Postcode: BH15 1RL
• Property size: 2 Bedroom 4th Floor Flat
• Rent Per Week: £73.98
• Eligibility: Families with 1 child or 2 children of the same sex over the ages of 8 years, Couples/Single people with staying access to children, couples without children
• Band: All
• Additional information: Rodney Court is situated in Poole town centre close to the quay and the local shops and supermarkets. The property has electric storage heaters and has recently had a new kitchen fitted. Rodney Court has communal gardens and lifts to all floors - parking is by permit. The property comprises of : Livingroom - 3.6m(12' 1") x 4m(13' 5") approx. Kitchen - 2.9m(9' 4") x 2.6m(8' 5") approx. Bathroom - 1.8m(6') x 1.7m(5' 5") approx. First bedroom - (10') x 4.1m(13' 6") approx. Second bedroom - 2.5m(8' 5") x 4.1m(13' 4") approx. Schools in the catchment area are Old Town First School - Oakdale South Road Middle School and Poole High School.
• Landlord: Borough of Poole
• Approximate date of availability: 6.10.08

Number of bids to date:  23

• Property Code: 3708/5
• Street Name: Turlin Road
• Area: Turlin Moor
• Postcode: BH16 5AE
• Property size: 3 Bed Ground Floor Maisonette
• Rent Per Week: £71.15
• Eligibility: Families with 2 or more children
• Band: All
• Additional information: This property lcoation has a local store nearby and a train station allowing easy access into Poole town centre. The property has gas central heating : a recently fitted new kitchen and on road parking. The property comprises of : Livingroom - 4.7m(15' 6") x 3.6m(11' 8") approx. Kitchen - 2.6m(8' 8") x 4.3m(13' 8") approx. Bathroom - 2.7m(9') x 2.4m(7' 8") approx. First bedroom - 4.7m(15' 4") x 2.6m(8' 9") approx. Second bedroom - 2.7m(9') x 3.5m(12') approx. Third bedroom - 1.8m(6') x 3.6m(11' 7") approx. The schools in the catchment area are Turlin Moor First School : Turlin Moor Middle School and Carter Community Sports College.
• Landlord: Borough of Poole
• Approximate date of availability: 06.10.08
• Priority to be given to:Homeless Applicants

Number of bids to date:  15

Below are the total number of bids for each property advertised between 26th August 2008 to 1st September 2008.  Please note that these properties are no longer available for bidding

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