Pennine Housing 2000

Important Keychoice changes for existing Pennine Tenants 

From 21st of November we are changing the way we allocate homes to existing Pennine tenants who apply to move home using Keychoice.

 Why are we changing?
We have had a large increase over the past few years in the number of tenants moving home through Keychoice, which is costing Pennine an increasing amount of money.  We have talked to tenants and tenant committees, who agreed that we should find ways to reduce this cost, while still allowing tenants who need to move the ability to do so.

What will happen from 21st November?
We will encourage all tenants who wish to move to use our Homeswapper scheme to find another tenant that they can swap homes with.

• 9 out of 10 adverts will contain the following wording “Bids will not be considered for this property from existing Pennine Housing tenants, unless you have a Gold, Silver+ or Silver band priority.” 

• 1 in 10 homes will still be available for any existing Pennine tenant to bid for.

How will this affect me as a tenant?
We will still offer a wide selection of properties each week for Pennine Tenants to bid for, and we hope that more tenants will register for Homeswapper to find other tenants to swap homes with.

If you would like further information or to talk to someone about your housing options, please call into any of our offices or contact us at Doorways, The Woolshops, Halifax. 

About KeyChoice

KeyChoice is designed to give you better access to your housing options by publishing details of available properties. You can then decide which property you wish to be considered for.

Please see the user guide for more details of how to bid. If you need help bidding, please call us on 01422 255 155.

One of our staff will ensure that you get the support you need.