Epsom and Ewell Home Choice has arrived
Important Changes for Epsom & Ewell Housing Applicants

From midnight on Thursday 19th June we will be launching our “Choice Based Lettings” website
www.eebc-homechoice.org.uk.

Epsom and Ewell Home Choice is a new way of allocating Housing Association properties that will give our applicants more choice over where they want to live. Every week we will advertise any vacancies on our website and an automated telephone service. Applicants can see a full range of available properties and apply or bid for any to which they are matched. We will still use our current points system to prioritise and the successful applicant will be the person with the highest points for the property they have bid for.

Available properties will advertised from midnight Thursday through to midnight the following Wednesday and applicants can place up to three bids per week. They are advertised in the following ways:-

• Via www.eebc-homechoice.org.uk
• In a newsletter available from the Housing Service.
• On display in the Reception area at Town Hall and other locations which we will add in the future.
• On our property information line 01372 732666.
• To bid call 08452701908

In addition to our own local Home Choice scheme we are working in partnership with three other local authorities - Mole Valley, Reigate & Banstead and Tandridge on East Surrey Home Choice. Up to 10% of all social rented homes that become available each year will be advertised through East Surrey Home Choice and will be available to our applicants for inter-borough moves.

East Surrey Home Choice works in much the same way as Epsom and Ewell Home Choice. Available properties will be advertised on our website www.eebc-homechoice.org.uk, but instead of using points to select applicants it will use “bands” and waiting time.

Further Information
We have arranged three “drop in” information sessions. These will be held at the Town Hall on:

Tuesday 24th June 2008
5.00pm-7.00pm

Wednesday 25th June 2008
2.00pm-4.00pm

Thursday 26th June 2008
10.00am-12.00pm

More information

In the meantime, if you have any comments or queries please email them to: Housing2@epsom-ewell.gov.uk or write to Housing Services, Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, The Town Hall, The Parade, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5BY.