Homebid
Homebid is Southampton City Councils way in which people can apply for rented council or housing association properties. Homebid allows prospective tenants to choose their own home in the neighbourhood where they want to live, rather than simply being told by the council.
Contact Details:
Telephone: Allocations Advice Line: 023 8083 2777
Details of service:
How does Homebid Work?
Homebid is Southampton Choiced Based Lettings Scheme. Every two weeks Housing Allocations produces the Homebid Magazine and updates the Homebid website, showing adverts for all the available council and housing association homes at that time. You can look at the adverts and decide if you want to bid for any properties. Bidding is the way you tell the council that you are interested in a property. (see page 10 of the Homebid user Guide for more details about how to bid.
Homebid is available to everyone on the councils’s Housing List. This includes: Existing tenants who would like to transfer to a new home, Housing register applicants (applicants on the waiting list) and Homeseekers (people who have been accepted by the Council as homeless). In each edition of the Homebid Magazine or on the Homebid website you can see how homes in the last edition were let by turning to the results page. You can also see how many points the successful bidder had. Keep bidding if you have not heard anything for us. We will only contact you when your bids are successful! You should be able to find all the information you need in the Homebid User Guide, but if you would like to find out about Homebid, or how to use Homebid Magazine to bid for a new home, you can contact Southampton City Council.
Who can use this service:
Homebid is available to everyone on Southampton City Councils Housing List. Once registered and accepted on the Houisng List you will be sent a welcome pack, including how many points you have and a unique Homebid number.
Ways to bid:
You can see available properties on the Homebid website, or pick up a copy of the free Homebid Magazine. This is available at various council reception points, including libraries and housing offices. If you find a property that you want to move to, bids must be submitted before the end of the bidding cycle by using the following options: website, Bidding telephone number: 0845 0708210, Coupon and text messaging: 0778 1472726.
Related FAQ's:
- 1. How do I get onto the scheme?
- 2. Where will properties be advertised?
- 3. What details will adverts give about the available properties?
- 4. What size/type property will I be eligible for?
- 5. How will I bid for properties?
- 6. How many bids can I make?
- 7. Will people be able to bid for me?
- 8. How long will I get to submit my bids?
- 9. If I make my bids as soon as the properties are advertised will I be more likely to be allocated a property?
- 10. Can I continue to bid for properties if I have already received an offer of accommodation?
- 11. What if I refuse a property?
- 12. If I have arrears with Southampton City Council or a Housing Association will I still be able to bid for properties?
- 13. How will I know if my bid has been successful?
- 14. If I have been offered a property, can I continue to bid for other properties?
Last updated: 28 July 2008
