If you are considering applying for a council or housing association property, you will need to complete an application. Details of how to do this are below.
If you are homeless or you feel your home is at risk, please register for homelessness assistance up to 56 days before your expect to lose your home. The sooner we can help the better.
To apply for council and housing association properties in Hinckley & Bosworth, you need to apply to go on our housing register. You will need to have a local connection to our borough and be eligible under immigration rules. Properties are allocated to interested applicants based on priority need.
Please refer to our housing allocations policy to check if you qualify.
Please note, we are currently receiving a high volume of applications, and therefore your application may take longer than usual to be assessed. We will not be processing applications where the proofs requested are not supplied, so please ensure that you upload all the documentation requested. If you require assistance with this, or should you be in urgent need of housing, please contact a member of the Housing Options Team on 01455 238141.
There are over 3,200 council homes in the borough, from one-bedroom flats and studios to three-bedroom family homes and supported bungalows.
We also provide homes exclusively for over 55s, sometimes described as sheltered housing.
Housing associations with homes in the borough include: Orbit, Midland Heart and Nottingham Community Housing Association. Many housing associations also provide shared ownership properties. You don’t need to be registered to search for current vacancies but you will need to register to bid for a property.
Properties will be advertised from 28 November 2019.
