Common Allocation Policy for Tees Valley Lettings Partnership

Aims and objectives

By working together, we will strive to:

provide a consistent approach to allocating available homes of partner landlords and nomination properties
improve access to safe and secure homes across the partnership areas
provide help for applicants to resolve issues which may cause barriers to housing and to tackle and prevent homelessness
provide more choice in housing to residents in the partnership areas and help to create sustainable, mixed communities where people choose to live
ensure that anyone applying for a home is provided with a first-class housing service, which gives them a role in choosing a home which best suits their long-term housing needs

The shared aims and objectives of this policy are:

to meet our legal responsibilities as set out in the Housing Act 1996 (as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002, Localism Act 2011 and Homelessness Reduction Act 2017)
to assist local authorities in preventing and reducing homelessness
to let homes of partner landlords and nomination properties in a fair and transparent way by empowering applicants and supporting them to make informed choices about where they want to live
to provide tailored services for people who may find it difficult to apply for housing and offer help in maintaining a successful tenancy
to improve local and sub regional mobility across the partnership areas and to encourage balanced and sustainable communities
to make efficient use of the social housing stock in meeting housing needs