St Vincent Close and Laurel Crescent, Long Eaton

Local Lettings Policy

emh homes and Erewash Borough Council

From the Local Lettings Policy adopted June 2017

The Site

The site consists of indivdual dwellings at St Vincent Close and Laurel Crescent, Long Eaton.

Location

The Local Lettings Policy Criteria

For the 1 x 1 bedroomed 2 person bungalow and 1 x 2 bedroomed 3 person bungalow (both to wheelchair standard) for Affordable Rent

The criteria will be followed for initial lets and subsequent lets.

• These properties include:
• Walk-in shower
• Hoist route from bedroom to  shower room
• Adjoining Car port of disabled width
• Level access into property and garden
• Small garden area.

These properties will be allocated to those who have the most need for these properties and will benefit substantially from these units.  Direct lets may be considered for these properties.

Note: With regard to the 2 bedroomed bungalow – priority will be given to a household who meets the above criteria and also have a need for two bedrooms (for example 2 to 3 household members or a single person with a carer).  However, if there are no such households needing the two bedroomed bungalow, this may be let to single people or childless couples who are in need of these facilities, if it is confirmed that full housing benefit can be paid, or there is other regular income to pay the full rent (some single people or childless couples under retirement age may have housing benefit reductions under the social housing size criteria regulations (the “bedroom tax”)).

For the 1 x 2 bedroomed 4 person house to Enhanced Lifetime Homes standard, for Affordable Rent

The criteria will be followed for initial lets and subsequent lets.

This property is suitable, or can be easily further adapted to meet the needs of people with some *physical disabilities.

This property includes:

• Walk-in shower or wet room
• Hoist route from bedroom to shower room
• Level access into property and garden
• Garden
• Ground floor wc with provision for a future shower to be installed.

*People with physical disabilities can include people with degenerative conditions which are likely to result in the development or deterioration of physical disabilities within the next 2 to 3 years.

This property will be allocated to those who have the most need for these facilities and will benefit substantially from these units.  A Direct let may be considered for this property.

Note:  Priority will be given to  a household who meets the above criteria and also have a need for 2 bedrooms (for example 2 to 3 household members or a single person with a carer). However, if there are no such households needing this 2 bedroomed house to Enhanced Lifetime Homes standard, this may be let to single people or childless couples who are in need of these facilities, if it is confirmed that full housing benefit can be paid, or there is other regular income to pay the full rent (some single people or childless couples under retirement age may have housing benefit reductions under the social housing size criteria regulations (the “bedroom tax”)).

Review date

This Local Lettings Policy will be reviewed yearly.

Contact details

Any queries about this Local Lettings Policy can be made to emh homes. For up to date contact details, please see www.emhhomes.org.uk.

The Original Local Lettings Policy

A Local Letting Policy was adopted for the Vincent Road and Laurel Crescent  site in 2017, following a public consultation via the Home-Options website.

The policy also applied criteria to initial lettings only for houses on this development. These were first let in 2017/18, since when normal allocations procedures under the Home-Options Policy applies to these properties.

The original policy, which includes the reason for the local lettings policy, background and legal framework can be obtained from emh homes as above.