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Cheshire homechoice enables registered customers to access affordable housing in the Cheshire East area. Each week properties are advertised and customers registered on the scheme can express an interest in up to TWO suitable homes in each weekly cycle.
Homechoice offers:
- Access to vacant social tenancies
- Transfers for existing tenants of the partner landlords
- Reduced cost Homes to Buy
- Shared ownership properties
- Access to Supported and Extra Care properties for older people & those with support needs
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- Pre Policy Review Applicants- You must update your details before you are able to bid on social rented properties.
- We will activate your account for you within 5 working days
- If your application is not active after 5 working days- Please contact us on 0300 123 5031
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Housing Benefit Changes - How will benefit reform affect the rents paid to Social Tenants
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Peaks & Plains Housing Trust have recently started to advertise fixed term tenancies. These are different from the lifetime tenancies traditionally offered by the Registered Social Housing Providers that advertise on homechoice. Look out for these and please contact the homechoice team if you need some more information. A little more information can be found by looking at our fixed term tenancy page.
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Wulvern Housing Trust will soon be advertising some affordable rent properties, have a look at our affordable rents page to get a better idea of what these properties are about. Wulvern also have a range of Extra Care housing offering a new approach to housing for the over 55's. These are stylish self contained, private apartments within modern developments that have a state of the art facilities and support.
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Plus Dane Group advertise a large number of properties which are described as suitable for Over 55's & those with support needs. It is important you understand what this means before you express interest (bid). Why not have a look at our Glossary of Terms page for more information about these and to find out about some of the other terms & phases staff might use. Or visit Plus Dane's website for more information about the services they offer.
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Cheshire East Council are now advertising affordable homes to buy. These are properties sold at a discounted property value and are aimed at first time buyers. Applicants will need to be eligible for a mortgage to afford these and we would strongly recommend that you contact an independent mortgage advisor before applying for one of these properties.
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Current tenants of Housing Associations or Trusts can also swap their property with other tenants. This is a completely separate process to homechoice and we recommend you speak to your current landlord and/or visit http://www.homeswapper.co.uk/
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Access to the internet
If you or one of your relatives struggle with the internet; please contact the homechoice team by calling 0300 123 5031 for alternative ways of applying & bidding.
For a list of libraries click here
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