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Finding another socially rented home
If you are a social housing tenant there are a number of ways that you can apply to move home to another area. One alternative is to use a mobility scheme. Mobility schemes are designed to assist social housing tenants who wish to move within the social rented sector.
Housing mobility schemes
There are currently two housing mobility schemes: ‘Seaside & Country Homes’ and ‘LAWN’ and these are delivered by the housingmoves service on behalf of the government.
Seaside & Country Homes
The Seaside & Country Homes scheme is open to households living in council or Housing Association housing in Greater London where at least one member of the household is aged 60 or above. Other members of the household under 60 years of age must be either the partner, joint tenant or registered carer of the lead applicant to be eligible.
If eligible, you may be able to move from London to properties offered by Seaside & Country Homes in rural and seaside areas of the UK.
LAWN
LAWN is a landlord referral scheme that helps social tenants in England look for alternative housing opportunities across the country. To be eligible for a LAWN move, you must live in social housing in London.
What you need to do
How to apply for a Seaside & Country Homes move
Application forms to join this scheme are available from your local authority if you are a London tenant aged 60 or over. If you have any questions about your registration then you can contact the housingmoves team on 08450 21 20 20. If you were registered for the Seaside & Country Homes Scheme under moveUK or HOMES, your registration should be unaffected and you will still be considered for a move.
How to apply for a LAWN Mobility move
You can contact your landlord directly to find out if they participate in a mobility scheme like LAWN, or you can call the housingmoves team. Alternatively, some Greater London local authorities have a LAWN Mobility Scheme Officer that you can contact directly.
Applying for a council house
You can move home by applying directly to any local authority for housing. The following link will let you enter details of where you want to move to and then take you to the relevant local authority website, where you can see how to apply for a council house in that area.
Private rented sector
You may also want to rent in the private rental sector. The following link will let you enter details of the area you want to rent a property in. You can then find out if the local authority has an accredited landlord scheme:
