The Society has an open waiting list. We do not have residential qualifications, and applications will be accepted from any area in the Country. However, there are certain criteria that may prevent an applicant being considered:

An applicant will be ineligible and their application rejected if:

The applicant is a class of person who central government tells us must be ineligible, for example, asylum seekers.

An applicant is likely to be ineligible and their application rejected if:

1. No points can be awarded because there is no reason or need to move.
2. There is other accommodation available to the applicant, suitable for their needs, either owned or tenanted, or being offered at that time.
3. The applicant owns, or has equity in, a property the value of which is more than a certain amount (value guidelines are reviewed from time to time).
4. The applicant is currently in prison, or is on bail and did not have a home address in the areas requested immediately prior to detention, or did not have a home address in the area for 12 months following release, or there is a reason to suppose that the ex-offender is likely to pose a risk to others in the neighbourhood.
5. The applicant is under 18 years of age, other than in exceptional circumstances.
6. The applicant was a tenant of the Society who owes rent or has broken other tenancy conditions.
7. The applicant has a County Court Order against them, and/or has been subject to eviction from other property, or has incurred other housing debts (although exceptions may be made, e.g., if there are mitigating circumstances, and debts are being repaid in a manner acceptable to the Society).
8. The applicant has been responsible for anti-social behaviour; or racial harassment; or, because of views expressed, is likely to cause intimidation or harassment to other residents, staff or agents of the Society; or is otherwise deemed unable or unwilling to properly conduct a tenancy.
9. The applicant gives false or misleading information, or unreasonably withholds information needed to assess their application.

The term "Applicant" includes any member of the household.

An applicant who is rejected under 8) or 9) will be excluded from re-applying to the waiting list for a period of 2 years. However, the applicant does have a right of appeal against the rejection decision, and this should be made in writing to the Society within 14 days of the rejection being made.