Housing

In North Yorkshire, housing and homelessness services are provided by the seven borough and district councils that exist within the county and by City of York Council.

Looking for somewhere to stay - North Yorkshire HomeChoice

HomeChoice is North Yorkshire's new way of allocating council and partner housing association properties for rent; and shared ownership properties for sale. The HomeChoice scheme covers all North Yorkshire local authorities except the Harrogate District Council area.

Once registered on the HomeChoice website, applicants are placed in priority bands according to their level of housing need. Available homes are advertised and applicants bid for the home of their choice. If more than one bid is received for a property, a number of tiebreakers are used to decide the successful applicant. For more information and to register see the HomeChoice website.

Please note that HomeChoice is not used to allocate extra care housing. For more information on this, please see the extra care housing page.

Looking for somewhere to stay - Harrogate area

The HomeChoice scheme does not cover the Harrogate area. If you are looking for somewhere to stay in the Harrogate area, initial enquiries should be made with Harrogate Borough Council.

Other general housing enquiries

For other general housing enquiries, please contact the relevant council below in the first instance:

If you are homeless or threatened with homelessness

All enquiries regarding homelessness should be made in the first instance to the local council in which the homelessness or threat of homelessness exists. Councils have a duty to assess your situation and have a range of prevention services. In Craven initial enquiries should be made direct to Yorkshire Housing.

Weblinks

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GOV.UK - housing and local services
Information from GOV.UK about your legal obligations and rights when renting, buying or owning a home, plus information about Council Tax, what to do if you're homeless and where to get help if you have a housing dispute.
North Yorkshire HomeChoice
HomeChoice is a scheme for allocating council and partner housing association properties for rent; and shared ownership properties for sale. It covers the Craven, Hambleton, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby and York local authority areas.
Shelter - the housing and homelessness charity
Shelter provide housing and homelessness information and support. They have two main aims: to make sure that people in housing need can access and keep a home and to drive up the supply of affordable homes in places where people can thrive.
The Yorkshire Housing Group
Yorkshire Housing has more than 16,000 homes in management across Yorkshire. They help vulnerable people stay independently living in their own homes for longer as well as other housing related services.

North Yorkshire County Council, County Hall, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8AD | Tel: 0845 8 72 73 74 | Fax: 01609 532009

This page was last updated on 20 December 2011