Your chance of a home

Homes in poular areas are available less often - so widen your options if you can

Homes in popular areas are available less often - so widen your options if you can

Your chance of getting a home depends on several things.

Your rehousing priority

Each home we advertise on Homefinder is labelled as available only to people in a particular rehousing category – category A, category B, or
category C.

You are extremely unlikely to see homes advertised for category C. So if you’re in that category, you may need to consider other housing options.

Your queue date

Your queue date is based on the day you first go into a rehousing category. If, for example, you started in group C in January 2008, but moved to group B in July 2008 (because your circumstances changed), your queue date is July 2008.

The earlier your queue date, the more chance you have - because if people with the same priority want a home, it normally goes to the one with the earliest date.

What you apply for

When you bid for a home, you bid along with other home-seekers. The number of people who bid can depend on the area it’s in, as well as the type and size of property. Homes don’t often become available in some areas, while other places have a higher turnover.

Check your chances

You have a better chance in areas where more homes become available and where fewer people are bidding.

The Homefinder website shows what happened to a previously-advertised home: the number of people who bid for it, the queue date, and priority of the bidder who was offered it first. This can help you work out your chance of getting a similar home in that area.

If you want advice on your chance of a home, or about widening your choices, please contact us.