Solihull Home Options

Solihull Home Options is the name for the Council's Allocations Scheme.

Solihull Home Options is a partnership and includes partner housing association properties for rent. You can view information about our partners by visiting our partners page on this website

• Solihull Home Options enables you to decide where you want to live. Available properties to rent are advertised each week.
• We offer advice and support to assist you to make the most of your housing opportunities and to plan ahead.  Our Housing Options Wizard which will guide you through the different options you can explore to enhance your housing situation.
• All new applicants need to fill in an application form, completed online by clicking here. If you are unable to complete an online application, please call into a Solihull Connect office or call us on 0121 717 1515
• If you would like to view or download our Easy to Read guide, please click here

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Once you are registered, and receive your housing register number (PIN) from us, you can then tell us which properties you are interested in. This process is known as bidding.

Properties are advertised weekly from Wednesday to the following Tuesday each week. You can search for properties by clicking onto the search link below.  The maximum number of Rental properties you can bid for in a week is 2.

Please note your queue position at the time you made your bid could change. For example, this may depend on the number of applicants showing interest in a property or verification checks completed on applicants during and at the end of the advertising cycle.

If you have any questions about or difficulties bidding try our self-service or frequently asked questions. If that doesn’t help, please contact us.

Click on the links below to:

• Apply for housing
• Search for available rental properties
• View results of previous lettings

When your housing application is due for review, you will receive an online notification in your Housing Options summary screen. You will be asked to review your current details and notify us of any changes in your circumstances that we are not already aware of. You have 21 days to review your details.

After 21 days if your review remains outstanding a reminder letter will be sent to the address we hold for you. You will have a further 28 days to complete your review. If you fail to respond to this reminder no further reminders will be sent and your housing application will be closed.

New Road is a sheltered scheme owned and managed by Bromford. The scheme offers a 24 hour pull cord system connected to each property but does not have 24 hour warden control or care on site. Bromford Support provide housing related support within office hours only. Not all of the properties at New Road are suitable to be adapted for mobility issues so mobility will be assessed before applicants are accepted at the scheme. If someone requires care, this can be provided by Social Services or privately but would be something that individuals would need to be able to manage and set up themselves or through family, advocates or carers. Bromford do not provide any care services at New Road. If you are self funder, you will have to pay the rent, service charge and the support related service charge per week per property. If you are entitled to benefits to cover these costs then you will not be charged. All applicants will be assessed by Bromford before anyone is accepted and able to move to the scheme.