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With KeyChoice you don't just join our housing register and wait for us to come and offer you a property. Instead you are in control.

When properties become available for rent, we will now advertise them online, in the KeyChoice Property Sheet, in our local housing offices and throughout a number of locations throughout Calderdale on a weekly basis.

Please note that any tenancy that commences after the 15th February 2010 will be subject to the 2010 rent increase.

Some of our advertised properties are subject to a current notice period and therefore could become unavailable.

Register Today

To get started looking for your new home in Calderdale, you need to join the KeyChoice scheme.  You can only bid for a home once your Registration form has been registered and made live.

To request a KeyChoice Registration Form you can:

• Complete the online application form
• Call the KeyChoice Property Shop on 01422 255155
• Visit Doorways at 18-20 The Square, Woolshops, Halifax
• Ask at any local housing office of Pennine Housing 2000
• Email KeyChoice@ph2k.org.uk

Our website is packed with useful information to help you find you a suitable home. You can use this website to:

• Search for available properties
  
• Apply for a property
  
• View results of recent lettings

If you would like help to use the KeyChoice scheme please contact our Property Shop.  Click How to Contact Us for contact details and opening hours.  If you would like a copy of the KeyChoice Allocation Policy, Click Here.

Quarterly Report

For July 2009 to September 2009

By the end of September 2009 there were just over eight thousand Active members who were in a position to bid for vacant properties, Diagram 1. There were a further 188 applications awaiting authorisation and 750 applicants had been suspended. The main reason for suspension was former tenant arrears.

Of the Active members 66% were within Bronze band and 33% within silver banding. There were relatively few applicants holding Silver Plus and Gold priority, Diagram 2.

Between July and September 616 Households were rehoused . Of these more than half (60%) had Silver banding and 27 % were within Bronze , Diagram 3.

Doorways Service

Doorways is a one stop shop for housing related issues, including homelessness, tenants rights, energy efficiency, small repairs and minor adaptations as well as offering advice regarding tenancy related support and benefits. Pennine Housing 2000 and KeyChoice are also co-located in this new centre.

At Doorways we will be able to provide help with filling in KeyChoice applications, placing bids, banding enquiries, Fastrack properties and mutual exchanges.

We will also be able to help you with any enquiries you have regarding your Pennine tenancy or general housing enquiries.

Pennine Housing 2000 and KeyChoice are at Doorways Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. As from 31st October 2009 we will be moving our Saturday service to Doorways and will be available to help from 9am to 1pm.

Please call in, we are here to help and look forward to meeting you.

Fastrack Homes

Pennine Housing 2000 has launched a new feature which allows customers to acquire a new home quicker than ever before!

We currently have a number of properties available for immediate occupancy and, subject to viewings and approvals, customers could potentially begin their tenancies within the day of enquiry!

Fastrack properties are not advertised in the normal Keychoice way via a bidding cycle, instead we will advertise them via our website and the display section within Doorways, 18-20 The Square, Woolshops, Halifax. They are available for anyone interested in a Pennine Housing property whether you're a member of Keychoice or not - and there are no bandings or bids to worry about! Simply find a property you like from the list and either contact the telephone number listed to arrange a viewing or call into the Keychoice office to discuss further – it's as simple as that!

Keep checking our website or call into the Keychoice office for properties available!

** FOR A LIST OF CURRENT FASTRACK PROPERTIES PLEASE CLICK HERE **

Mutual Exchange

The KeyChoice Mutual Exchange scheme has now launched. This service is available to all Housing Association tenants and all Council tenants who wish to exchange their homes, to view the current properties being advertised for a home swap go to Property Search and select the Advert Type "Mutual Exchange" which can be identified by the following icon

To learn more about our Mutual Exchange scheme click Here.

Other Areas in West Yorkshire

KeyChoice allocate properties in the Calderdale area, if you are interested in any of the below areas please visit their websites to register your interest:

Bradford HomeHunter for rented accommodation in the Bradford Area. (Bradford, Keighley, Ilkley, Shipley, Bingley and more)

Leeds Homes providing information about homes available for rent throughout Leeds. (Morley, Rothwell, Otley, Roundhay and many more.)

Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing for all your housing needs in Kirklees. (Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Holmfirth, Birstall and more)

Wakefield and District Housing responsible for over 31,000 homes in the Wakefield district. (Wakefield, Pontefract, Castleford, Normanton, Osset and may more)

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