Are you looking for a home?  You can find details about Social Rented housing plus all the information about new homes for market rent and for sale by searching for shared ownership or resale. 

We offer a wide range of properties from one bedroom apartments through to three bed family homes in Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell, Wokingham, Aylesbury and High Wycombe. Housing Solutions has something to suit everyone. 

  • Social Rented Housing

    If you can't afford to rent a property privately, you may be able to live in one of our social rented homes.  As with most housing associations our allocations are managed by the local authority (LA), so we do not handle applications directly. 

    Quick Guide to renting a home from us:

    1.    Put your name down on your LA housing register.
    2.    Use the LA’s choice-based lettings scheme to look for a suitable home.
    3.    Bid for the home of your choice.
    4.    If you are shortlisted for the property, we will work through a pre-tenancy assessment with you to make sure the home is right for you.
    5.    If you are successful we will offer you the property.
    6.    Before moving in we will need your first rent payment in advance

    How do I apply for a rented property?

    Contact your Local Authority and register using their housing application form. They will assess your needs which will include considering  such things as whether you’re overcrowded where you live now, and taking any medical or social requirements you have into account.

    The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead https://myaccount.rbwm.gov.uk/q/register

    Bracknell Forest Council https://www.bfcmychoice.org.uk

    Slough Borough Council https://www.slough.gov.uk/housing/how-to-apply.aspx

    Wycombe District Council https://www.wycombe.gov.uk/pages/Housing/Finding-housing/Apply-to-join-the-housing-register.aspx

    To find who your local authority is use the link to the Gov website https://www.gov.uk/browse/housing-local-services

    How does the allocation system work?

    Most local authorities now use a choice-based lettings scheme, which means that available properties are advertised through their website. You can search for and bid on any property you want, giving you much more choice.

     

  • Shared Ownership

    Shared Ownership is another way to climb on the property ladder. It allows you to buy a share of your home while paying rent on the part you don’t own yet. Since you only need a deposit and a mortgage for the share you purchase, your monthly costs are often more affordable compared to full ownership or private renting.

    Over time, you have the option to buy more shares in your home through a process called Staircasing, which lets you gradually increase your ownership until you reach 100%.

    Once you fully own your home, what happens next depends on how Housing Solutions owns the property. You’ll either continue on a fully owned lease with us or, in some cases, gain full ownership of the property’s title as part of your final Staircasing transaction.

     

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  • If you are a shared owner/leaseholder

    Need more information or have a query? Please contact Dan Hicklin - Home Ownership Manager via email: homeownership@housingsolutions.co.uk

     

  • Existing tenants

    If you are an existing tenant interested in moving, you need to register here https://www.thameshomechoice.co.uk/Choice/ so we can determine your housing need and check if you are eligible for a transfer. 

    All available homes to rent are advertised on this website. You can see what properties are available and ‘bid’ to tell us which ones you like.  Once the bidding cycle for a property has finished, all bidders will then be shortlisted in order of band priority and date that priority was received.