Bidding penalties
We have introduced penalties to ensure that you only bid and rent properties that you really want.
How we decide the winning bids
When bidding closes at midnight on Monday, we will have a computer-generated list of all the bidders for each property. The successful bidder will be the person in the highest band with the earliest date in that band. We then check to confirm you are eligible.
Following the checks, we contact the top five eligible bidders and invite them for a viewing. We usually contact them within a week by letter or phone.
Affordable rents properties
From April 2012, a proportion of housing association properties will be advertised at the government’s new Affordable Rent tenure, instead of at social rents which is the tenure of all Hackney Council properties.
More about affordable rent properties.
Housing Moves scheme
If you want to move to another council property within London, you might benefit from the Mayor of London’s Housing Moves scheme. All council tenants and housing association tenants can apply under the scheme, as long as they have a secure or assured tenancy.
The Mayor of London also runs a scheme to help tenants who are aged 60 and over to move to other parts of the country from London. You can find out more on the Seaside and Country Homes site.
You can also can get paid for downsizing – households moving from properties that have more bedrooms than they need, may benefit from our cash incentive scheme.
More information about Housing Moves, moving to the countryside and downsizing.
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