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Choice based lettings

How you apply for social housing is changing to give you more say in where you would like to live.

If you would like to find out more about our plans for Choice Based Lettings in Wiltshire, please come along to one of our consultation events. Council officers and housing association representatives will be on hand to answer your questions. Why not drop in and let us know what you think about this new scheme.

• The Salisbury district event is being held on 9 August between 3pm and 7pm at City Hall, Salisbury.
• There are other open days in North Wiltshire (6 August, 3-7pm, North Wiltshire District Council, Chippenham), in Kennet (7 Aug, 3-7pm, Corn Exchange, Devises) and West Wiltshire  8 Aug, 4-7pm, Civic Hall, Trowbridge).

Salisbury District Council has carried out a 12-week consultation period on this new proposed policy, which closed on 20 July 2007. Read the Choice based lettings consultation results 18kb.

Choice Based Lettings is a new method of allocating social housing that is being introduced across Wiltshire. The government would like all local authorities and housing associations to have a CBL scheme in place by 2010. The government is also encouraging local authorities to establish schemes that will cross local authority boundaries. In Wiltshire the scheme will include North Wiltshire, Kennet, West Wiltshire and Salisbury district councils.

Choice Based Lettings allows landlords (the council and those Registered Social Landlords who have stock in the Salisbury district) to advertise their available homes. You can say whether you are interested in one or more properties and bid for it.

Choice Based Lettings will provide a more transparent way of letting homes and will give you more say in where you may find a home. We will publish data on the banding and date of the successful applicant so that people can see why their bid was unsuccessful. Read our frequently asked questions to help you understand what it means for you.