The property is usually offered to the applicant who is in the highest priority band, has been waiting the longest and who meets the criteria of any local lettings policy of the Landlord. If that applicant refuses, the property is offered to the next highest placed applicant and so on, working down the shortlist until the property is let. If the property is subsequently refused and a long period has passed since the property was advertised, it may be re-advertised. Each week, you can see feedback from properties that have previously been let through Homesearch, including how many people bid for them, which band the successful applicant was in, and how long they had been waiting. This can help you to decide what type of properties to bid for in future, and see how likely you are to be successful. 6. ELIGIBILITY To be eligible to join the housing register, you must: Be aged 16 or over; AND Live in the Common Travel Area at the time of the application; AND (The Common Travel Area is the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland) Belong to one of the following groups British and Irish Citizens Commonwealth Citizens permitted to stay in the UK People from the European Economic Area who have the right to reside in the UK Refugees who have been granted leave to remain within the UK. There are some other people who are eligible to apply, such as vulnerable British nationals formerly resident in Zimbabwe who are part of the UK Zimbabwe Planned Government’s Resettlement Programme; if you think this may apply to you, you should contact your local Housing Needs Team. council’s By regulations2 made in November 2012, there are certain further people who are not eligible to apply for housing. These are: those who have rights of residence in the UK as a result of regulation 15A(1) and (4A) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2012 those who have a right derived from Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in a case where rights of residence arise because a British citizen would otherwise be deprived of the genuine enjoyment of the substance of their rights as a European Union citizen 2
The property is usually offered to the applicant who is in the highest priority band, has been waiting the longest and who meets the criteria of any local lettings policy of the Landlord. If that applicant refuses, the property is offered to the next highest placed applicant and so on, working down the shortlist until the property is let. If the property is subsequently refused and a long period has passed since the property was advertised, it may be re-advertised. Each week, you can see feedback from properties that have previously been let through Homesearch, including how many people bid for them, which band the successful applicant was in, and how long they had been waiting. This can help you to decide what type of properties to bid for in future, and see how likely you are to be successful. 6. ELIGIBILITY To be eligible to join the housing register, you must: Be aged 16 or over; AND Live in the Common Travel Area at the time of the application; AND (The Common Travel Area is the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland) Belong to one of the following groups British and Irish Citizens Commonwealth Citizens permitted to stay in the UK People from the European Economic Area who have the right to reside in the UK Refugees who have been granted leave to remain within the UK. There are some other people who are eligible to apply, such as vulnerable British nationals formerly resident in Zimbabwe who are part of the UK Government’s Zimbabwe Planned Resettlement Programme; if you think this may apply to you, you should contact your local council’s Housing Needs Team. By regulations2 made in November 2012, there are certain further people who are not eligible to apply for housing. These are: those who have rights of residence in the UK as a result of regulation 15A(1) and (4A) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2012 those who have a right derived from Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in a case where rights of residence arise because a British citizen would otherwise be deprived of the genuine enjoyment of the substance of their rights as a European Union citizen 2
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