Oxford City Council

Step 3 - Offer

What happens when bidding closes?

After a lettings cycle ends, a final shortlist is created listing all the housing applicants who have applied for the property in priority order taking into account their Priority Band, Priority Band Start Date and any other preferences stated on the advert.

An Allocations Officer will check the shortlist and contact the successful applicant and make a written offer of housing following the processes set out in the Allocations Scheme.

The successful housing applicant is given an opportunity to view the property before making a final decision about whether to accept the offer of the property they have bid for.

The person who finishes first on the shortlist will normally be offered the property although this is not always the case. The Council and its Registered Provider partners reserve the right not to offer the property to the person highest on the shortlist if the property offers a better match with the needs of another high priority applicant, the person is not considered suitable for an offer of housing or the property is not considered suitable for their housing requirements. If a housing applicant's circumstances have not been fully verified they may also not be considered for a potential offer.