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Welcome to Basingstoke and Deane Homebid. This is the website which enables you to look for social housing in Basingstoke and Deane.
We are currently receiving substantially higher volumes of housing applications than normal. We assess applicants' housing need for admission to the Housing Register as quickly as practicable. At present, housing needs assessments are taking about 4 weeks. Please refrain from chasing - the council is receiving much greater volumes of calls and emails than prior to the pandemic.
If you have forgotten your Homebid reference number, or would like help to place a bid please call on 01256 844844.
Advice and information on the housing register, including answers to frequently asked questions, can be found on our website.
If you wish to update your details, you can do so by logging in to your account and selecting the My Social Housing tab.
Please note that properties are advertised on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. There are no adverts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
COVID-19 Update
Homebid is now active.
To ensure the safety of staff and residents, parts of the lettings process may now be carried out remotely. If you are offered a property by a housing association, they will be able to discuss their specific process with you. For examples of some of the changes please visit www.basingstoke.gov.uk/homebid.
Please read the marketing text for the property before you place your bid. This will give you more information about the property, including the amount of rent in advance required before sign up.
Accepting an offer of accommodation.
If you accept an offer of accommodation through the housing register, your application will be marked as housed and will be closed. if you wish to re-join the register in future, you will need to make a new application. This application will be assessed on your circumstances at that time.
GDPR
Data protection law changed on 25 May 2018. For information on the changes please see our GDPR page or privacy policy
Important information for customers bidding for properties on Homebid
When you look at the list of properties available on Homebid each week you will now be seeing the terms AFFORDABLE RENT and FIXED TERM TENANCIES on some of the adverts. Before you bid on a property you should be fully aware of what these terms mean. AFFORDABLE RENT means that the rent might be up to 80% of the market rent – it will be more expensive than a social rent. FIXED TERM TENANCIES are usually 5 year tenancies that are reviewed in the last year and either renewed or not – this means that they are not tenancies for life.
If you require more information about the tenancy type or rent level before making a bid, please contact the Housing Association advertising the property (click here for a list of Housing Associations).
If you are successful in bidding on a property, please be aware that many Housing Associations will ask for rent in advance.
The table below shows information regarding recently accepted offers as a result of bidding through Basingstoke Homebid. The number of bids placed on a property, can give an indication of how popular that particular size and type of property/area is. There is also a column showing the number of months the successful applicant spent on the Housing Register.
Recent Offers Accepted as at 21/09/2020 |
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| Band | Number of Bedrooms | Property Type | Floor | Area | Date Offer Accepted | Application date | Number of months on the Register | Number of Bids placed on property |
| Band 2 | 1 Bed | Sheltered housing | Town | 17/08/2020 | 29/07/2019 | 12 | 15 | |
| Band 2 | 1 Bed | Flat | 1st Floor | Town | 01/06/2020 | 01/07/2016 | 47 | 99 |
| Band 2 | 2 Bed | Flat | 1st Floor | South Ham | 22/06/2020 | 04/09/2019 | 9 | 10 |
| Band 2 | 1 Bed | Flat | Ground Floor (Ground Floor Priority Given) | Buckskin | 18/06/2020 | 14/10/2019 | 8 | 155 |
| Band 2 | 2 Bed | Flat | Ground Floor (Ground Floor Priority Given) | Popley | 02/06/2020 | 24/01/2019 | 16 | 7 |
| Band 1 | 1 Bed | Bungalow | (Ground Floor Priority Given) | Oakley | 08/06/2020 | 21/03/2019 | 14 | 17 |
| Band 2 | Studio | Studio | Second Floor | South Ham | 01/06/2020 | 24/11/2017 | 30 | 73 |
| Band 2 | 2 Bed | House | Chineham | 12/06/2020 | 12/09/2018 | 21 | 18 | |
| Band 2 | 3 Bed | House | Oakridge | 05/06/2020 | 31/07/2018 | 22 | 33 | |
| Band 2 | 4 Bed | House | South Ham | 11/06/2020 | 22/03/2011 | 110 | 94 | |
Garages
VIVID Housing Association currently have garages available to rent in the following areas:
South View (Norden Close) £100.79 per month - Close to town and Train Station
Oakridge Norn Hill (Millard Close) £41.25 for tenants or £49.48 Per month for non tenants or if they have a 2nd Garage
Oakridge (Gregory Close) £41.25 for tenants or £49.48 Per month for non tenants or if they have a 2nd Garage
And Popley (Malta Close) £41.25 for tenants or £49.48 Per month for non tenants or if they have a 2nd Garage
For further information and to make an application go to
https://www.vividhomes.co.uk/my-home/looking-after/garages
Housing Options On-line
As from the 1 October, 2014, if you need information about your housing options or support services please visit www.basingstokehoo.org.uk. Housing Options On-line is an easy to use on-line tool which gives you detailed information about housing options and support services that you are eligible for.
Click here to read the Annual Review of the Scheme of Allocations 2017-2018.
Use the step by step guide. Click here to open the guide.
Alternatively, contact our Housing Team. Click How to Contact Us for contact details and opening hours.
Basingstoke and Deane Homebid is a 'choice based lettings scheme' which is run by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in partnership with our local Registered Social Landlords, or Housing Associations. To use the scheme you will have to have applied and been accepted onto the Housing Register (if you are already on the Housing Register you do not need to register again. If you are not sure please contact us).You must then tell us which properties you are interested in. This process is known as bidding.
Our website is packed with useful information to help you find you a suitable home. You can use this website to:
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Search for available properties
- Apply for a property
- View results of previous lettings
If you are an existing social housing tenant you can do a mutual exchange through the Homeswapper service.
At the moment Basingstoke and Deane Homebid is set up for social housing only. If you are looking for shared ownership please look at the Help to Buy South website. If you are interested in private rented properties you should contact a local lettings agent.
Some information on this site is in PDF format (Portable Document Format) To view these documents you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.