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Housing allocation - rehousing decision appeals
You can ask your council to review a decision to treat you as ineligible if you haven't been given preference under the scheme due to 'unacceptable behaviour'. This is behaviour serious enough to make a person unsuitable to be a tenant of the housing authority
How to apply for a review
If you think the decision is wrong you must write to the council. A senior officer who was not involved in the original decision will review your case and you will be notified in writing of the outcome of the review.
You can ask the council to look at your application again and review their decision if you think their original decision was wrong. This might be worthwhile if you think your behaviour was not serious enough to mean you're not eligible. Or if you can demonstrate that you have taken steps to remedy the situation or ensure that the behaviour does not happen again.
The following links will let you enter details of where you live and then take you to your local authority website where you can find out more.
Making a new application
If your circumstances change you can make a new application. For example:
- your immigration status may change after a specified time in the UK
- you have successfully passed a probationary period after any unacceptable behaviour
Making a complaint
All councils will have a complaints procedure which is likely to include a specified time in which they must respond to your concerns. If you feel that your complaint was not dealt with in the correct way you can contact the Local Government Ombudsman. The Ombudsman investigates complaints about most council matters including housing, planning, education, social services and council tax.
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