Housing Applications
By joining the Housing Register you can apply for Council and Housing Association accommodation or, if you are already a tenant, apply for a transfer to a more suitable property. The application form is to be re-published, once we have received the new application form you will be able to download a copy from this site. In the meantime please contact Customer Services on Freephone 0800 195 5552
All applications are assessed in line with the council’s Housing Needs & Allocations policy, click here to download the Homechoice brochure and see a summary of this policy and how priority is awarded copies of the brochure are also available from Sutton Homechoice
The application form is currently being updated if you would like to apply please contact us using one of the methods below:

By Phone: 020 8770 5692 Monday to Friday 8.40am to 5.15 pm (answer phone after 1pm)
By Minicom: 020 8770 5178
By Fax: 020 8770 5665
In person: Wednesday to Friday 10am to 4pm at HomeChoice Office, Unit 4 Lower Square (opposite the entrance to the Civic Offices)
By letter: Housing Centre, Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1EA
By e-mail: housing.centre@sutton.gov.uk

Right to Buy
This scheme is available to existing council tenants and enables them to purchase the property they currently live in at a discount. To qualify you must have been a tenant for a minimum period of 5 years.
For more information, a booklet and an application form contact Home Sales & Registrations on 020 8770 5692 or click here you will be directed to the London Borough of Sutton web site.

Homechoice
Properties are advertised on the web site every week from Thursday to Sunday and, providing you are registered on the Council's Housing List, you can bid for the properties that you can bid for the properties that you are interested in.
All property adverts will indicate whether there are any additional criteria that you must fulfil in order to bid.
Tenants living in regeneration areas, who have been officially notified by council officers that they are in a current decant programme, can now choose and bid for their new homes through Sutton Homechoice, Click here to link to the Sutton homechoice web site.

Mutual Exchange
You have the right to assign your tenancy to another tenant, commonly known as your ‘right to exchange’. Once you have found an exchange partner, you can apply by filling in an exchange application form available from here
If you find a partner to exchange with please contact Sutton Housing Partnerships Customer Services.

Want to move home?
Try HomeSwapper.co.uk HomeSwapper is a service to help you swap your home with another tenant - a 'mutual exchange' and Sutton Housing Partnership has partnered with HomeSwapper to provide the service free to its tenants.
HomeSwappper is the largest mutual exchange service in the UK and over 70% of new members are matched automatically to one or more potential swaps within 24 hours. The opportunity to find a swap is increased by the fact that:
HomeSwapper has over 36,000 members and growing.  Any tenant from any social landlord can register.  You can swap with tenants of any registered social landlord not just SHP tenants.  HomeSwapper covers all of the UK, so you can find swaps locally or nationally.
You can search for homes at www.HomeSwapper.co.uk without registering and search results even include maps to help you work out the location of the home you may want to swap to.
If you register HomeSwapper will automatically search every night for potential new swaps that meet your requirements and these can be viewed in your private area of the website at any time. Also HomeSwapper will send alerts of potential new swaps by e-mail weekly (if you have e-mail) or text message fortnightly (if you have a mobile phone).
To join the scheme, register at www.HomeSwapper.co.uk stating that your landlord is Sutton Housing Partnership and you can select up to 9 areas where you would consider living. If you do not have your own internet access you can use Sutton library or the HomeChoice shop opposite the Civic offices.

Housing Advice
The Housing Advice Service in Sutton provides advice and assistance on a wide range of housing related problems.
Many people living in accommodation in the private sector, are unsure of their rights and are unsure where they can go for help. Also, many landlords renting out accommodation are not aware that the Housing Advice Service can offer impartial advice regarding problems they may experience with their tenants. For further information please click this link to the London Borough of Sutton web site.

Empty (Void) Properties
The Voids & Allocations Team manages void properties.
If you have noticed a property in your area which appears to have been vacant for some time and you are concerned please contact the Voids team on 0208 915 2452 for advice.Once properties are ready for letting they will be advertised via Sutton homechoice Sutton Housing Partnership has an agreed letting's standard with which all properties must comply prior to letting to view the details of this standard click here.

Ending Your Tenancy
If you want to end your tenancy, you must give us at least four weeks written notice.
To see our "Ending Your Tenancy" leaflet click here.
The notice must be sent or delivered to:
Voids & Allocations , Sutton Gate, 1 Carshalton Road, Sutton SM1 4LE

How To Terminate Your Council Tenancy
When you are giving up you Council tenancy, you must give the Council, a minimum of 4 weeks notice, in writing, please ask for a Termination Form at the Reception of ask your Neighbourhood Manager. You should read the following carefully before completing it.
The property, including any garden, shed, garage or balcony must be left clean and tidy. Please make sure that all your belongings, including carpets, cookers and rubbish, are completely cleared before you leave. You may be recharged for the cost of any clearance of belongings or rubbish.
You must make sure the property is left in a suitable condition to be let to other tenants. Any damage must be reinstated or the cost will be charged to you.
Check the power supply, heating and taps are turned off and arrange for gas and electricity meters to be read before you leave. All doors and windows should be secured to prevent squatters gaining entry.
Tenancies end on a Sunday and all keys, including those for any shed, garage, or door entry system, must be returned to the voids & Allocations team via Reception at Sutton Gate, 1 Carshalton Road, Sutton, Surrey by 12.00pm midday on the following Monday.
If the keys are not returned by this time Sutton Housing Partnership will change the locks and charge you an additional week's rent.
It is possible that we may visit to inspect your home before you leave. In some cases we may, with your cooperation, arrange for the prospective tenants to view the property prior to your moving date to re - let the property more quickly.
Sutton Housing Partnership cannot accept any responsibility for letters of other correspondence sent to the premises after a tenant has vacated. Arrangements for the redirection of mail can be made via the Post Office.
The Voids Team will contact you to arrange an inspection prior to you leaving the property. Keys must be delivered in person, during normal working hours, to the addresses above before the last day of your tenancy or before 12 noon on the Monday immediately after. If keys are handed in late, your tenancy will be extended to the following Sunday.
When you leave you must make sure that the property is left clean, tidy and safe. For more information click here to see your Tenant Handbook.