Gloucestershire Homeseeker
Affordable Rent Tenancies
Affordable Rented Tenancies
Affordable Rent Tenancy (ART) is a new type of affordable housing to be offered. It is intended to provide an alternative to social rent. All new homes and a proportion of existingproperties available for re-let, will be let on the terms of the new ART; existing tenants transferring should seek further information from the Registered Provider of the property they are interested in applying for, or their current Landlord, or the Local Council. This will not affect existing tenants who are not seeking to move from their current home. Properties let under the ART will cost up to 80% of the gross open market rent. Where tenants are eligible for Housing Benefit it will continue to be paid in the same way as for social rented properties at present.
ART in Gloucestershire will usually be let on a time-limited basis, for a minimum of 5 years. However, landlords will still be able to offer lifetime tenancies in certain cases and in exceptional circumstances the tenancy may be for less than 5 years but will be for a period of at least 2 years.
Affordable Rent Properties will be advertised through the Gloucestershire Homeseeker choice-based lettings scheme, and will be allocated in the same way as social housing, with some additional assessment criteria. The new ART advertisements will clearly indicate that the property is an Affordable Rent Tenancy and will include details of the rent and the length of tenancy.
What happens at the end of the fixed term tenancy is important. Many tenants will need to stay in affordable housing, either in their current home or another more suitable property; others will be able to move on to low cost home ownership or private rented housing. Landlords will discuss the various housing options with their tenants well before the end of the fixed term, and offer support and advice with regard to re-housing, where this is appropriate.
With a large number of housing associations and council landlords advertising properties through Gloucestershire Homeseeker, applicants are advised to contact the landlord of the relevant property or the local Council if they require further details regarding ART.
Contact Details for ART Queries:
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Organisation |
Contact Name |
Email Address |
Phone Number |
Website |
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Advance UK |
Eric Brown |
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Birnbeck Housing Association |
John Silverman |
020 8201 8484 |
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Bromford |
Customer Services |
0330 1234 034 |
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Cheltenham Borough Homes |
Kate McMahon |
01242 775937 |
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Cirencester Housing Society |
Lynne Barber |
01285 658377 |
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Cottsway Housing Association |
Wendy Hardy |
01993 890061 |
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Dimensions UK |
Ingrid Deickie |
0207 263 4082 |
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Elim Housing Association |
Barbara Reid |
01454 411172 |
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English Churches Housing Group |
Customer Service Centre |
0845 111 0000 |
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Gloucester City Homes |
Samantha Chambers |
01452 396067 |
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Gloucestershire Housing Association |
Ryan Barkle |
01452 541468 |
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Guinness |
Ryan Barkle |
01452 541468 |
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Haig Homes |
John Lau |
020 8685 5777 |
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Hanover Housing Association |
Susan Dixon |
01480 226564 |
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Housing 21 |
Tony Darnell |
0370 192 4498 |
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Jephson Homes Housing Association |
Sheila Turner |
'01454 204009 |
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Knightstone Housing Association |
Chris Watts |
01249 765620 |
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Marches Housing Association |
Chris Boote |
01568 619626 |
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Orbit Heart of England Housing Association |
Steve May |
0345 8 500 500 |
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Oxbode Housing Association |
Ismail Ali |
01452 505359 |
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Places for People |
Cory Cunningham |
0117 9704519 |
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Raglan Housing Association |
Tracey Ogbourne |
07775 794 482 |
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Rooftop Housing Group |
Delia Carter |
01386 420800 |
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Salvation Army Housing Association |
Christine Bird |
0800 970 6363 |
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Sanctuary Shaftesbury South West |
Sharon McKnight |
01752 725612 |
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Severn Vale Housing Society |
Claudia Cobban |
01684 272727 |
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Solon South West Housing Association |
Laura Weeks |
'0117 924 4071
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Southern Housing Group |
Carys Clark |
0118 931 7247 |
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Sovereign Housing Association |
Lorraine Adams |
01635 277902 |
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Two Rivers Housing |
Sue Wilson |
01594 546224 |
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Wyedean Housing Association |
Pamela Jones |
01594 838000 |
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Westlea Housing Association |
Joanne Smith |
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01249 465465
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