Swindon Home Bid

Step 3 - Offer

All bids received are put in priority order to produce a list of eligible applicants for each property advertised. The landlord of the property will carry out any outstanding eligibility checks, (e.g. rent checks, household circumstance checks).

If your name is at the top of the priority list and you meet all the criteria on the advert you will normally be invited to view the property unless there are reasons why we are unable to do this, for example, you have rent arrears or the Council is taking legal action against you for breaching a tenancy condition. If we are unable to offer the property to the applicant at the top of the list we will move to the next applicant and so on.

If you are offered or shortlisted for a property you will not be able to bid for other properties until you have decided to either accept or refuse the offer.

If you accept the property you will be advised when you can move in. You will be given an appointment by the landlord when you can sign the tenancy agreement and collect the keys.

A refusal of a property could make the homeseeker ineligible to bid again for a period of 6 months. The Lettings Manager or Senior Lettings Officer will make this decision based on information provided.