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Applications to assign a tenancy by mutual exchange between tenants will be approved if the household of the incoming tenant matches the type of property, as follows:-
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Type of property
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To be allocated to:
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| Bedsit flat | single person | |
| Bedsit bungalow | In the following order of preference: | |
| single person over state pension age | ||
| single person aged over 50 | ||
| other single person | ||
| Flat with 1 bedroom | single person | |
| couple living together as man and wife | ||
| couple or single person with a contact order for a child / children from a past relationship | ||
| Flat with 2 bedrooms | In the following order of preference: | |
| a. couple or single parent with 1 or 2 children aged over 14 | ||
| b. couple living together as man and wife who needs separate bedrooms for medical reasons | ||
| c. couple or single person with a contact order for a child / children from a past relationship | ||
| d. couples with no children | ||
| Flat with 3 bedrooms | In the following order of preference: | |
| a. couple or single person with children of different sexes one of whom is aged 8 or over | ||
| b. couple or single person with a contact order for a child / children from a past relationship | ||
| c. couple or single person with children of the same sex, one of whom is aged 8 or over | ||
| Elderly persons bungalow | In the following order of preference: | |
| with 1 bedroom | ||
| a. single person over the state pension age, or couple one of whom is over the state pension age | ||
| b. single person over 50 , or couple one of whom is over 50 | ||
| c. family, in accordance with section 155 of the Housing Allocations and Transfer Policy | ||
| Elderly persons bungalow | In the following order of preference: | |
| with 2 bedrooms | ||
| a. couple, one of whom is over state pension age, who need separate bedrooms for medical reasons | ||
| b. single person over state pension age with whom a relative lives permanently | ||
| c. couple who do not need separate bedrooms, one of whom is over state pension age | ||
| d. other single person over state pension age | ||
| e. couple, one of whom is over 50 | ||
| f. single person over 50 | ||
| Bungalow for disabled persons | single person or couple who need such accommodation | |
| with 1 bedroom | ||
| Bungalow for disabled persons | ||
| with 2 bedrooms | a. couple who need such accommodation and need separate bedrooms for medical reasons | |
| b. single person who needs such accomodation and needs sleeping accommodation for a carer | ||
| c. couple or single person who need such accommodation and have a child / children | ||
| Sheltered housing | In the following order of preference: | |
| a. people over state pension age, who can live independently with such support as is reasonably available | ||
| b. people aged over 50 ( unless this would result in loss of concessionary TV licence | ||
| NOTE : the different sizes of sheltered housing units will be allocated according to the above guidelines | ||
| Very sheltered housing | people over state pension age, who need such accommodation and are approved by the Social Services Department | |
| House with 1 bedroom | single people or couples | |
| Houses with 2 bedrooms | a. families with 1 child or 2 children of the same sex | |
| b. families with 2 children of different sexes where the older is aged under 8 | ||
| Houses with 3 bedrooms | In the following order of preference: | |
| a. families with 3 or 4 children | ||
| b. families with 2 children of different sexes, one of whom is aged 8 or over | ||
| c. families with 2 children of the same sex where there is a 10 year difference in their ages | ||
| d. families with 2 children of different sexes where the older is aged under 8 | ||
| e. families with 2 children of the same sex | ||
| f. families with 1 child | ||
| House with 4 bedrooms | In the following order of preference: | |
| a. families with 5 or more children | ||
| b. families with 4 children of different sexes | ||
| c. families with 4 children of the same sex | ||
| d. families with 3 children of different sexes | ||
| e. families with 3 children of the same sex | ||
| f. families with 2 children | ||
| g. families with 1 child | ||