Homechoice

The letting cycle beginning on Wednesday 25th December 2024 will run for two-weeks instead of the normal one-week cycle and will therefore end on Monday 6th January 2025. Letting cycles will return to one-week cycles as normal after this date.

Cherwell District Council is currently consulting on a new Housing Strategy and we are inviting you to have your say on shaping the housing services and priorities that the Council has for its housing over the coming 5 years. Have your say online here:

https://cherwell.citizenspace.com

Our new strategy has the following 3 priorities:

Priority 1

Prioritise the delivery of homes that people can afford and that are suitable for the needs of the community

Priority 2

Improving the existing condition of properties within Cherwell. Ensuring high property standards and properties that are fit for the future, working towards net zero

Priority 3

Promoting health and wellbeing through housing, tackling homelessness, improving support. Helping to create sustainable communities

We want to hear from you on what you think about the priorities we have chosen. Additionally, there is opportunity for you to provide your own comments and thoughts on housing in Cherwell and what the Council should prioritise.

We are seeking your views on a revised Housing Allocation Scheme. The Housing Allocation Scheme outlines how Cherwell District Council allocates social housing in Cherwell. The scheme sets out who will qualify for an allocation of social housing and who will receive the greatest level of priority.

If you would like to have your say on the proposals or any other changes you feel should be made to our Housing Allocation Scheme please complete our online survey here: https://cherwell.citizenspace.com/communications-strategy-and-insight/housing-allocation-scheme-2024

The consultation will be open until 1 October 2024.

8 Affordable homes available for rent are due to be delivered in Hook Norton over the coming months. These include 1, 2 and 3 bedroom homes. These will be advertised and let through HomeChoice. Applicants with a specific connection to Hook Norton will be prioritised for lettings and applicants with a connection to the neighbouring parishes of Milcome, Sibford and Wigginton will receive 2nd priority.

More information including the local connection criteria is outlined on the Hook Norton Community Land Trust website at: https://www.hooknortonclt.org.uk/our-lettings-plan.

If you meet the local connection criteria, it is important that you inform us by emailing us at housingregister@cherwell-dc.gov.uk and providing the details of your local connection. In most cases you will need to provide supporting documents to allow us to verify your connection. Your local connection details will then be recorded on your housing register application.

The letting cycle beginning on Wednesday 22th December 2023 will run for 2 weeks instead of the normal one-week cycle and will therefore end on Monday 1st January 2024. Letting cycles will return to one-week cycles as normal after this date.