Reasons why I would not be offered a property
1. Are there any reasons why the Council would not offer me a property?
The Council has the right not to make an offer, if the applicant:
- requests an area where they may be unable to sustain a tenancy from lack of support. For example, in the case of an applicant with a medical priority on support grounds and the property requested is away from the support network
- requests a property that is too small for their family circumstances, and this would lead to an unacceptable overcrowding or cramped living conditions of the property including non-statutory overcrowding as per the Allocation Policy
- has specific needs for disability adaptations and the property does not meet these requirements
- where the applicant or members of the household have been involved in anti-social or criminal behaviour in the last 12 months
- where the applicant(s) has breached a condition of their current tenancy, e.g. rent arrears
- where the applicant cannot afford to take on the tenancy
- where the property or area has been deemed unsuitable to safeguard the applicant or neighbouring residents
Where the Council has reserved the right not to offer a property the applicant will be advised in writing of the reasons for this decision.
