Lettings Policy

Tower Hamlets Lettings Policythem. You will not be asked to live in anarea where you are not safe.202. You will be made only one offer ofpermanent alternative suitable andreasonable accommodation with thispriority. If you refuse it then temporaryaccommodation will be secured for youfor the duration of the repair works andyou will be expected to move back toyour home once the repairs arecompleted.203. If we are not able to secure permanentalternative suitable and reasonableaccommodation for you within 3 monthsof the award being agreed, or if it is notsafe for you to continue to live in yourcurrent home, then temporaryaccommodation will be secured for youfor the duration of the repair works. Theemergency priority award will bewithdrawn and you will normally beexpected to move back to your homeonce the repairs are completed.What if I disagree with the Panel’sdecision?204. If you disagree with any decision of theHousing Management Panel you can askfor a review (See Appendix 3).205. Whilst we will consider every review onits merits, for a review to succeed thereshould be genuine reasons why theproperty was not suitable for you or whyit was not reasonable for us to make youthe offer. We will consider whether youhave chosen the property (either inresponse to an advert or if the propertymeets the choices you have told usabout in the past) ; the circumstancesthat you have told us about justifyingyour application being given higherpriority ; and the reasons why you feelthe offer made was not suitable orreasonable.How long before I am housed if I amawarded additional priority?206. We are not able to tell you how long youcan expect to wait before an offer ofalternative accommodation is made toyou. This is dependent on the number ofsuitable available homes that becomeavailable and the number of otherapplicants who may have greater prioritythan you. However applicants givenemergency status are considered firstfor all the homes available. Applicantsgiven discretionary emergency priorityare in Band 1, the highest priority bandin the Lettings policy.Priority Target Groups207. Listed below are groups of applicantsthat will be given additional prioritybecause of their specific circumstances;or that it is in the community’s interestto do so ; or where they may be astatutory duty. Applicants in thesegroups will be placed in Band 1 Group Band are referred to as “priority targetgroups”.208. Each year a target will be set for thesegroups that will be published in theannual lettings plan. The targets will bebased upon the number of applicantswho qualify for these groups and anassessment of the housing needs andpriorities prevailing in the borough inorder to balance the groups needs withother applicants and the housing supplyavailable. Targets will be decided inorder to plan for the anticipated numberthat will require housing.209. To qualify for a priority target group, youmust be eligible for the housing listaccording to the prevailing LettingsPolicy. It is in yours and your sponsor’sinterests to provide sufficientinformation and evidence todemonstrate that you are eligible.31