Southwark Homesearch

These are the units which will be available.

 

Half will be available to local residents on Poets Corner T & RA and Elmington T & RA area through the Piper Court, 8 Lomond Grove Local Lettings Scheme (see below), with the remaining 50% available to applicants on Homesearch.

 

Note: all rents included below are provisional; final details to be confirmed

 

No of units	Property size	Floor level	Rent	Service charge	Total cost per week
1x	3 bed 5 person unit	Ground Floor	£135.02	£7.70	£142.72
1x	1 bed 2 person unit	1st floor	£101.88	£7.70	£109.58
2x	2 bed 4 person unit	1st floor	£119.77	£7.70	£127.47
1x	3 bed 5 person unit	1st floor	£135.02	£7.70	£142.72
1x	1 bed 2 person unit	2nd floor	£101.88	£7.70	£109.58
2x	2 bed 4 person unit	2nd floor	£119.77	£7.70	£127.47
1x	3 bed 5 person unit	2nd floor	£135.02	£7.70	£142.72
2x	2 bed 4 person unit	3rd floor	£119.77	£7.70	£127.47
2x	2 bed 4 person unit	4th floor	£119.77	£7.70	£127.47

 

To qualify you must:

• Be a council tenant living on Poets Corner T & RA and Elmington T & RA area and in housing need (see below).   
• Need a home of the right size on offer (we are unable to allow downsizers to keep an additional bedroom).
• Not owe the Council more than four weeks rent (or £50 if claiming Housing Benefit) at the point of application and of offer.
• Be registered in bands 1-3 of the Council’s Housing List.

 

‘Housing Need’ means

• A medical need to move - determined by our medical team.
• Overcrowding caused by authorised members of your household.
• Under-occupation and having a spare bedroom.
• Other priority needs within the Council’s allocation scheme.

 

Other criteria

• The Council’s priority star system will also apply.
• Relatives of tenants or private tenants of leaseholders will not be considered.
• Households will be prioritised in existing priority bands.
• The order will be determined by tenancy start date (Poets Corner T & RA and Elmington T & RA area) not the date of initial registration.

 

Applying for the homes

• The new homes will be advertised as Piper Court, 8 Lomond Grove, SE5 7FQ Local Lettings scheme.
• Your final queue position will be decided anything up to ten days after bidding closes.
• Households with the highest band and longest residence on the Poets Corner T & RA and Elmington T & RA area will have first refusal on the properties.
• The Council’s refusal policy will apply for homes on these schemes.