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Welcome to Mole Valley Homechoice, the home of HomeChoice and HomeChoice Plus

Mole Valley Homechoice is the way Mole Valley District Council allocates social housing.  Properties that are available for rent will be advertised every week from each Thursday at midnight to the following Wednesday at midnight. You must then tell us which properties you are interested in. This process is known as bidding. You may only bid for a property if your application has been accepted onto our housing register.

• Apply for social housing
• Search for available properties
• Apply for a property
• View results of previous lettings
• View properties available in the Private Rented Sector through HomeChoice PLUS

Before you apply please be aware that there are around 1,500 households on the register and each year about 200 are housed, which means that every year only 13% are successful.  Please think about this before you apply and be aware that you are unlikely to be successful if you:

• Have no local connection to Mole Valley or do not have close relatives that have lived in Mole Valley for at least 5 years;
• Have enough income and savings or equity in property to buy (including buying a shared ownership home) or rent a home of your own; or
• Are a housing association tenant and have no ‘need’ to move – for example, you are not short of bedrooms and there is no medical or welfare reason why you need to move.

If you still decide to join the register you need to complete an on-line application form by following the link on the login page or by clicking HERE.

If you or someone you know would like help to use Homechoice please contact us.  Click How to Contact Us for contact details and opening hours.

RECENT NEWS

	17/05/2012 The launch of a fantastic new development of 1 & 2 bedroom Shared Ownership apartments in Leatherhead will take place on Saturday, May 26 between 10am and 4pm. Life Leatherhead, in Greyford Close off Reigate Road, Leatherhead combines the convenience of contemporary town living with the glory of the countryside. The apartments include: High quality specification including fully fi tted kitchens with integrated appliances and modern bathroom suites. Close proximity to the town centre with good local amenities including a market, shops, bars, restaurants, leisure centre and theatre. An invite to the open day is attached below, to arrange an appointment to view please call 08444 704 646. DOWNLOAD INVITE HERE.
	16/04/2012 HOMESWAPPER MUTUAL EXCHANGE SERVICE (http://www.homeswapper.co.uk/index.asp) From Monday 12 November 2012 the Council will no longer subscribe to the national HOMESWAPPER scheme and the advertisement for your home will no longer appear on the Homeswapper website. If you wish to continue using the service please contact your housing association landlord and ask them about their mutual exchange services. You can also advertise your home if you are a housing association tenant living in Mole Valley on our Home Choice website. We apologise for the inconvenience.
	21/12/2011 IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING NEW RENT STRUCTURE FOR MVHA PROPERTIES Please be aware of the attached notice regarding the introduction of new 'affordable rents' due to be charged in MVHA (Mole Valley Housing Association) properties. These rents will be charged for most new customers being nominated for MVHA homes and will be effective for properties advertised from the 23rd December 2011. To download and read the notice please click HERE. Thank you.
	18/08/2011 INTRODUCING HOMECHOICE PLUS - THE NEW SERVICE FOR LANDLORDS AND TENANTS - PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTIES NOW BEING ADVERTISED! HomeChoice Plus is a new scheme run by the Council to help landlords find tenants, and to help prospective tenants find affordable private rented accommodation. We have now started advertising properties that are available to rent privately through the HomeChoice Plus Scheme. For more information, whether you are a Landlord looking to let their property or a tenant seeking a home to rent please visit the Private Sector Housing page on the left or you can go directly to the page by clicking HERE.
	26/05/2011 NEW ALLOCATIONS POLICY AND BANDS The Councils new housing allocation policy is now live. The new policy introduces a number of changes to the way that applicants are prioritised for housing, including the change from points to bandings. For more details about these changes and how the banding is calculated a copy of the new allocations policy can be downloaded by clicking HERE.  If you are on the housing register and would like to see what your new banding is you can do this by accessing the HomeChoice webpages with your registration number and then accessing My Social Housing on the left-hand side of the page.  We have attempted to ensure that all applicants have been correctly banded.  If you feel, after looking at the band and the new allocations policy that your application has been incorrectly banded, please contact one of the HomeChoice Officers on one of the following numbers 01306 879197 / 870638 / 879396 / 879142 with the reason that you feel this is the case.  Alternatively you can email us through your HomeChoice page.  We will not be sending all housing register applicants a letter confirming their banding due to the costs of this exercise and the fact that the information is available through the HomeChoice site.

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Your bedroom eligibility is for Mole Valley Homechoice and East Surrey Homechoice.  There are slight differences between the policies.  This will mean that you may be able to bid for Mole Valley Homechoice properties that you would not necessarily be entitled to under our own policy.   For more details click on Bedroom Eligibility.

• The pictures of properties that you will see on the property search pages are generic pictures of the roads, blocks of flat or schemes and are meant to give general guidance of the location that the available property is in.

• You may NOT AT ANY TIME view the interior of any available property until you have been contacted by the landlord and arrangements for viewing have been made.

• IF YOU HAVE LOGGED IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT PAGE ON A PUBLIC USE PC, PLEASE REMEMBER TO LOG OUT BEFORE LEAVING THE PC.  YOU CAN DO THIS BY USING THE LOG OUT BUTTON ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE TAB BAR ABOVE. 

Helping You to Use the Service

If you are a social housing tenant in the Mole Valley district, why not advertise your property for mutual exchange here?  Please remember when you are adding your details to state the type and size of property that you are looking for and make sure you leave your contact details. 

If you have been unable to log in please contact us as soon as possible.  We may have made a mistake with your registration number or your application may have been suspended due to lack of current information.

If you would like to use the telephone bidding service call

Property Information Line 01737 276699

Take down the Reference number of any properties you are interested in, make sure you have your logging in details to hand, and then call

Property Bidding Line 0845 2701908

All calls are charged at local rates

If you or someone you know would like help to use our service please contact us. Click How to Contact Us for contact details and opening hours.

We would welcome your feedback on this service.  If you have any comments to make please contact us at molevalleyhomechoice@molevalley.gov.uk

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