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Welcome to Oxford City Council’s Choice Based Lettings

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OXFORD CITY COUNCIL IS CHANGING ITS COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR CHOICE-BASED LETTINGS

THESE CHANGES WILL MEAN THAT YOU WILL NEED AN EMAIL ADDRESS TO BE ABLE TO REGISTER FOR OUR NEW WEBSITE AND BID FOR PROPERTIES.

IT IS IMPORTANT WE HAVE A CURRENT EMAIL ADDRESS FOR EACH APPLICANT (BOTH YOU AND YOUR PARTNER IF YOU ARE JOINT APPLICANTS).

IF YOU HAVE NOT PROVIDED THIS TO THE HOUSING NEEDS TEAM RECENTLY YOU CAN PROVIDE THIS BY EITHER:

(1) SENDING AN EMAIL TO: housingneeds@oxford.gov.uk and state your name(s), address & housing application reference number (this is the number you use to login & bid with currently)

(2) WRITING TO THE US AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:

HOUSING NEEDS TEAM (EMAIL UPDATE)

St. Aldate’s Chambers

109 – 113 St. Aldate’s

Oxford

OX1 1DS

& state your name, address & application reference number (this is the number you use to login & bid with currently) & YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (IN BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE)

If you do not have email address you will need to set up one up to be able to use CBL.

Once you have done so you must provide this to the Housing Needs Team.

There are several sites on the internet where you can register and obtain a personal email address for free. There are several advice agencies in Oxford who may be able to help you to do this, for example:

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

ROSE HILL ADVICE CENTRE

BARTON ADVICE CENTRE

HELP THE AGED

AGNES SMITH

You will still be able to use the current Choice-Based Lettings website without an email address but once we switch over to our new system in Early 23 22 this will no longer be possible and you will need to register for the new website using your email address which you will need to provide to us in advance.

It is important that you take the opportunity now to get an email address if you do not already have one and provide us with this so that you are able to register for our new website when we switch our systems over.

If you already have an email address but do not provide us with the details you will not be able to register for the new website when we switch our systems over.

MORE INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN DUE COURSE.

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INFORMATION ABOUT CHOICE-BASED LETTINGS:

Choice Based Lettings is an advert based scheme used to allocate social housing. Rather than us deciding on which housing to offer the client, you can now tell us which properties you are interested in.

These properties are only available to eligible Housing Applicants registered on Oxford’s Housing Register.

Lettings cycles will start on a Tuesday and end one week later at midnight on the following Monday.

The Housing Register

Oxford City Council has formed a partnership with the major Private Registered Providers (PRPs) of Social Housing within the City. This is the Oxford Register for Affordable Housing (ORAH) Partnership. The Council maintains a common Housing Register on behalf of the partnership. There is a single application process for all housing and most social housing in Oxford is allocated through this scheme.

The Allocations Scheme

The Allocations Scheme is the policy the Council uses to allocate social housing in Oxford and to prioritise those in housing need on the Oxford Register for Affordable Housing (ORAH) for offers of housing. A full copy of the Allocations Scheme is available on the Council website (www.oxford.gov.uk) or from here.

There are currently over 3000 housing applicants on the Housing Register and only around 500 properties are expected to become available to let in Oxford this year. Due to the high number of households applying for housing in Oxford and the low amount of properties that become available each year many housing applicants will not receive an offer of housing. Only households in high housing need are likely to receive an offer of housing and some may have to wait many years before they are housed.

The Council works within the legal and regulatory framework governing the allocation of social housing. The Allocations Scheme seeks to balance local needs and aspirations with current legislation, guidance and best practice as well as local housing conditions.

For more information on Choice Based Lettings visit the Oxford City Council website available here.

Finding a Property

The available properties are advertised on this website. They are also advertised in a newsletter that you can pick up in many outlets throughout Oxford or that you can print form the Useful Documents area of this website. To help you decide which properties are suitable for you, click on the links below to:

If you would like help using our service, please contact us.
Click here for more information on how to do so.

Are you interested in Extra Care Housing?

Extra care housing is different because you:

live at home, not in a home
have your own front door and can decide who comes in
can live with your partner or friends
can choose to join in social activities such as communal dining, or be more private if you so wish
have control over your finances
have security
have access to 24-hour care support from a care team on site.

The aim is to provide you with a home for life.

For more information please click here.

Housing Needs Team
Oxford City Council
St Aldate’s Chambers
109 St Aldate’s
Oxford
OX1 1DS

Tel: 01865 249811
email: housingneeds@oxford.gov.uk

Some information on this site is in PDF format (Portable Document Format).
To view these documents you will need a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Problems with this website? Please contact us at housingneeds@oxford.gov.uk

For information in the language of your choice, please use the Google Translate service above.
If you feel that you may need further assistance, please contact the Housing Needs Team.