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Finding another socially rented home  

If you are a social housing tenant there are a number of ways that you can apply to move home to another area.  One alternative is to use a mobility scheme.  Mobility schemes are designed to assist social housing tenants who wish to move within the social rented sector.

Housing mobility schemes

There are currently two housing mobility schemes: ‘Seaside & Country Homes’ and ‘LAWN’.

Seaside & Country Homes

If you live in social housing in London and are 60 or over, you are eligible for this scheme. If so, you can move from London to properties owned by Seaside & Country Homes in rural and seaside areas of the UK.

LAWN

This is a landlord referral scheme that aims to help you move from London to other parts of the UK. To be eligible for LAWN you must live in social housing in London. There is no age limit for applications to LAWN.

What you need to do

Contact the Housingmoves team, which runs the housing mobility schemes on 08450 21 20 20

How to apply for a Seaside & Country Homes move

Application forms to join this scheme are available from your local authority if you are a London tenant aged 60 or over. If you have any questions about your registration then you can contact the 'Housingmoves' team on 08450 21 20 20. If you were registered for the Seaside & Country Homes Scheme under moveUK, your registration should be unaffected and you will still be considered for a move.

How to apply for a LAWN Mobility move

You may contact your landlord directly to find out if they participate in a mobility scheme like LAWN or you may call the Housingmoves team. Alternatively, some London Councils have a LAWN Mobility Scheme Officer whom you can contact directly.


If you were registered with your local Council for a Local Council for a LAWN Mobility Scheme move before January 2007, recent changes in delivery of the scheme will not affect your position.

Applying for a council house

You can move home by applying directly to any local authority for housing. The following link will let you enter details of where you want to move to and then take you to the relevant local authority website where you can see how to apply for a council house there.

Private rented sector

You may also want to rent in the private rented sector. The following link will let you enter details of the area where you want to rent a property in and then you can find out if the local authority has an accredited landlord scheme:

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