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New Build Freebridge Homes for Hunstanton

Early 2015 will see 15 new homes housing need from the detail
built on what is commonly known supplied on your form and if
as the Sheepfield near Tesco in eligible, place you into one of three
Hunstanton. These homes will all bands – High, Medium or Low.
be available for rent through You will receive a letter confirming
Freebridge Housing Association. your registration number, banding
Prospective tenants will need to be and ‘relevant date’ of application. It
registered as part of the West is most important that you
Norfolk Homechoice system and remember your registration
meet the appropriate Local number; you will need it when
Connection Criteria. bidding for any advertised property.
It is therefore suggested that All available properties are
those persons interested but not advertised weekly in the Lynn
already registered on West Norfolk News and on their website:
SAFE AGENT Homechoice should do so as soon www.west-norfolk.gov.uk
as possible. The scheme is The Local Connection Criteria
administered by Borough Council will be based on the following but
of King's Lynn & West Norfolk in may be subject to slight change:
partnership with Housing Preference to be given to those
Associations in the area. Existing applicants in High and Medium
applicants will remain on the housing need bands in the
register until reviews are following order:-
undertaken to ensure that they are 1. Existing residents of Hunstanton
eligible under the new policy who have lived there for more than
adopted on 1st July 2013. Reviews 3 years.
should be completed by April 2014. 2. Past residents of Hunstanton
Applicants will only be accepted who have lived there for more than
onto the West Norfolk Homechoice 5 years and moved away within the
Housing Register if they are last 3 years to another location
eligible within the meaning of the within the area of the Borough
Asylum and Immigration Act Council of King’s Lynn & West
(1996) and they have a local Norfolk. Existing residents who
connection to the Borough Council have been living in Hunstanton for
of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk. more than 12 months and have
Those whose annual earned been in the area of the Borough
income, savings and equity in any Council of King’s Lynn & West
property total more than one third Norfolk for more than 3 years.
of the average suitable property 3. Existing residents of the
price in West Norfolk will not be adjoining parishes of Old
admitted to the housing register Hunstanton, Holme-Next-The-Sea
unless there is an overwhelming and Heacham who have lived there
welfare need. Those that are for more than 3 years. Existing
considered to have a housing residents of Hunstanton who have
history of unacceptable behaviour been living in Hunstanton for less
will not be allowed onto the than 12 months but have been
housing register. If you are a new resident in Hunstanton or the
applicant you will need to fill in a adjoining parishes mentioned
form to join the register. The form above for the last 3 years.
is available from the council office 4. Those with permanent
at King’s Court, Chapel Street, employment in Hunstanton.
King’s Lynn PE30 1EX or can be Existing residents of Hunstanton
downloaded from the website: who have lived in Hunstanton for
http://www.west- less than 12 months and have lived
norfolk.gov.uk/PDF/WNH%20app in the area of the Borough Council
%20Dec13.pdf When you have of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk for
completed your form please return more than 3 years.
it to West Norfolk Homechoice, 5. Existing residents of the area of
Borough Council of King’s Lynn & the Borough Council of King’s
West Norfolk, King’s Court, Lynn & West Norfolk who have
Chapel Street, King’s Lynn PE30 been living in the area for more
1EX. They will work out your than 5 years.