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Tower Hamlets Lettings Policynumber of lets to be achieved each yearfor some groups and this explainedfurther below.Why are targets set each year?21. The Council and its Housing Associationpartners agree targets for allocating thehomes available each year in order tomake sure that the housing plans set bythe Council and its partners areachieved and essential obligations aremet. For example, a target may be setfor the amount of lettings to reduceovercrowding or to managehomelessness. Another example is atarget is set for the homes needed fortenants who have to move because ofdemolition and regeneration schemes.How are targets decided?22. The targets are set taking into account:the levels of housing need in theborough; the Council’s housingstrategy; the Council’s statutory andcontractual obligations and otherfinancial considerations; theresponsibilities of the Council and itsCommon Housing Register partners aslandlords; making the best use of thesocial housing stock in the borough; andto ensure some homes are madeavailable to applicants in the lowerpriority bands.23. Applicants on the Housing List andTenants of Common Housing Registerpartner landlords who are notovercrowded but want to move will beplaced in Band 3. Each year a target willbe set for the small number of lets to bemade available to them.they will be monitored and reported on.The Lettings Plan will be available on theHomeseekers website and the Council’swebsite.Local Lettings Plans25. From time to time the Council and itsCommon Housing Register partnersmay adopt local lettings plans. Thepurpose is to encourage residents todevelop lasting connections with thearea; to help sustain a community; toreduce overcrowding and tackle otherhousing needs in the local area - (seeparagraph 73 - 76).Choice based lettings scheme andtargets26. Under choice based lettings, applicantsbid for homes advertised each week.The highest priority eligible bidder forany one home is usually offered it firstand then the next and so on until thehome is accepted. The overall pattern oflettings depends on which applicantshave bid for homes advertised and beensuccessful. This will have an impact onthe targets set down in the Lettings Planeach year so the pattern of lettingsduring the year will be closelymonitored. If any group is not gettingthe amount of homes planned for thiswill be overcome by advertising somehomes exclusively for the group that isfalling behind until things are back ontrack. Applicants in such groups will stillbe considered in preference date order.24. Each year a “Lettings Plan” will bedrawn up in consultation with CommonHousing Register partners and agreedby the Council’s Cabinet. The LettingsPlan is produced each year to reflect theCouncil’s strategic housing and financialpriorities. It will set annual targets to beachieved in the coming year and how5
Tower Hamlets Lettings PolicyChoice Based Lettings:Applicationto HousingListStep One Step Two Step Three Step FourApplicationsareassessedand placedin one of 4bandsHomes areAdvertisedweeklyApplicantsbid forhomesShortlisting for each homefrom bidders:-Band 1Emergencies firstThen:Group A: earliest dateThen:Group B: earliest dateThen:Band 2: earliest dateThen:Band 3: earliest dateThen:Band 4: earliest dateHomesoffered tohighestprioritybidder first;then nexthighest;and so on;until thehome is let6
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