AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Applications for the housing have now closed and the units have been allocated. Tenants and part-purchasers were scheduled to move in before Christmas 2006. 

A total of 101 applications were received for the housing of which 73 were for the rented accommodation, 8 for the shared ownership accommodation and 20 were for either. Seven of these applications were withdrawn before allocation.

Of the remaining 94 applications 49  were from applicant households with no local connection. There were 15 applications from residents of neighbouring villages who would have been elegible had there been too few local applicants.

There were 30 applicant households with truly local connections, and it was from this group that the successful candidates were chosen.

In the event that either a shared ownership or rented property becomes available for re-let at Geffrey Close the property will be advertised by Chelmsford Borough Council in a Home Option Freesheet.  Households registered on the Council’s Housing Register (Known as Homeseekers) will be able to register their interest in the property by either bidding online via www.homeoption.org or by telephone.

When the bidding deadline for the property has closed then the BoroughCouncil will prioritise a nominee in accordance with the criteria set out in the planning agreement dated 7^th Feb 2005 between the Council and Colne Housing Society.  

Applicants need to ensure they are registered on the Council’s HR and that they have been given a Home Options Identification Number (HOIN) to enable them to bid for a property. 

Click on the link to find out where the nearest Home Option Freesheet distribution point is.  http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/media/pdf/4/l/Microsoft_Word_-_FreesheetDistributionPoints.pdf