What are my chances of getting a house?
In Argyll and Bute, the number of people who apply to housing associations is higher than the number of houses we have available. This means that applicants are prioritised based on their housing need.
All of the landlords in HOME Argyll use the same method for prioritising applications – a copy of our policy for prioritising applications is available from any of the associations.
Once you have applied, your application will be assessed and you will go onto a housing list of all the people who are looking for housing from the four associations. If you have a high level of priority, it is likely that you will be offered accommodation once an appropriate property becomes available. If you have a lower level of priority, you will only be offered accommodation if it is not suitable for those with higher levels of housing need.
In some cases, applicants with lower levels of priority may realistically never be offered accommodation from the associations – as people with higher priority may keep applying. In this case, the associations are happy to offer you advice about your other housing options – including renting privately or low cost home ownership.
A copy of the allocation policy which all HOME Argyll housing associations use to assess priority for housing is available for download
here.
Note: This is quite a long document and might take a while to download. If you would prefer, you can ask any of the HOME Argyll associations to provide you with a copy of the policy.