Finding a home to suit your needs

Apply Online
This is the quickest and easiest way to apply and your application will be assessed more quickly.  You do not have to complete the form in one go but can save the form and complete it another time.  Please note this form uses pop-ups.  To complete an online application click here.

Paper Form
A paper application form can be downloaded using the link below, or please contact us and we will be pleased to help.

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Every week properties are advertised on the Your Choice Your Home scheme.  Applicants will have 6 days - from 9am on the Friday the bidding cycle opens up to 9am Thursday - to bid for properties they are interested in living in.  Only people who are on the housing register are able to bid for properties. Bids can be made in the following ways: 

• Online 
• By Phone 
• By Text 

Bids can also be made on behalf of an applicant: for more information see the What help is available? section below.

For more information on how to bid see the Scheme User Guide provided in the Welcome Pack.  You can view a copy of the Scheme User Guide on the Your Choice Your Home website using this link: http://www.yourchoiceyourhome.org.uk/

Once the bid deadline has passed all bidders will be prioritised with applicants placed in order by band, whether they have a connection to North Norfolk, and their 'relevant date'.  The applicant at the top of the list of all those that made a bid for the property will be the applicant in the highest band who has been waiting the longest as shown by their relevant date.  The Landlord will contact the applicant at the top of the list to arrange for them to view the property.

As part of the Property Lists, feedback on housing association properties that have been let through the Your Choice Your Home scheme is given, (although we are unable to include private rented properties in our feedback report).  The feedback shows the band, whether the successful applicant had a connection to North Norfolk, and their relevant date.  This information, along with the number of bids made for the property, can be used to help decide whether you are likely to be successful if you bid for a similar type of property. For more information on where Housing Association properties are located across the district, and what types of property have been let see our useful What and Where? interactive map.

To visit the interactive map pages, please click here. 

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Properties are advertised online on the Your Choice Your Home website and copies of the Property Lists which show the adverts for all the properties currently being advertised are available to view at the Council’s office, Victory Housing Trust’s offices and libraries in North Norfolk 

There are two self serve computers in the new Housing reception area at the Council’s Cromer office, and a further self serve computer at Victory Housing Trust’s office in North Walsham, where applicants can log on to the Your Choice Your Home scheme to view adverts and make bids.  If you need help to use the scheme please ask at the Cromer office for help and we will be pleased to show you how the scheme works.

If you need help applying to join the housing register please contact us by phone or email or pop in to see us at the Council’s Cromer office and we will be pleased to help.  We can also make bids on behalf of applicants if they could not make bids for themselves and have no family member, friend or support organisation who could bid on their behalf.  If you need this help, please state this when you apply to join the housing register or contact us.

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When you join the housing register your welcome letter will tell you what size of property you are eligible to bid for.  Depending on the size of your household you may also be able to bid for smaller properties.  To see what size and types of property you are eligible to bid for please click here.  

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The Your Choice Your Home newsletter provides useful information to keep you up to date on what is happening with the scheme. You can download current and previous newsletters using the links below:

 

• Your Choice Your Home - Fourth Edition - published August 2011 (pdf 1Mb)
• Your Choice Your Home - Third Edition - published August 2010 (pdf 4.3Mb)
• Your Choice Your Home - Second Edition - published September 2009 (pdf 2.59Mb)
• Your Choice Your Home - First Edition - published July 2009 (pdf 1.2Mb)