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Rent a home

We have a number of housing choices. We let our homes by choice-based lettings which means customers can apply for the home they choose.

Apply to live in a Halton Housing home

To apply to live in one of our affordable rent homes, you will need to register for Property Pool Plus. 

Merseyside housing associations and councils providers list their homes for rent here each week on Property Pool Plus, giving you the chance to find your preferred home with a variety of houses, bungalows, flats, apartments and sheltered accommodation of various sizes available to meet your needs. 

Once your account has been activated, you can bid for up to three properties in each weekly bidding cycle. You will need to submit proof of identification and provide all of the requested information during the registration process.

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Tenancy Types

All Halton Housing customers, regardless of tenancy type, have the right to live in a home that is fit for human habitation and that meets the governments Decent Home Standard. Any customer who has a disability also has the right to reasonable adjustments to be made, to accommodate their disability.

All customers have the right to receive a notice of a proposed visit to carry out repairs and maintenance or to view the condition or state of repair of your home.

As a landlord, we also have an obligation to all our customers to ensure that we comply with all the Health & Safety regulations that apply to your home.

Different tenancy types provide different rights for customers and details of those will be included in your tenancy agreement. A summary of the different rights that apply to different types of tenancies is set out below

We have three different types of tenancies available, but only one will apply to you.

Normal Assured Tenancy

This type of tenancy applies to people who were housed by Halton Housing from another social landlord after 5th December 2005, and already had this type of tenancy. It does not have the Preserved Right to Buy attached to it.

An Assured Tenancy with the Preserved Right to Buy

This type of tenancy applies to all those people who had secure tenancies with Halton Borough Council and transferred to Halton Housing on 5th December 2005.

A Starter Tenancy

This will apply to all new customers of Halton Housing who have never had a tenancy before. It effectively means that you will have a ‘probationary’ tenancy for your first 12 months with Halton Housing. If there are no problems during this time, your tenancy will automatically convert to a normal assured tenancy as described above.

Tenancy Guide

You can find out more about each tenancy type, tenancy agreements and your rights as a tenant by reading our Tenancy Guide

Read our Tenancy Guide

Mutual Exchange

A mutual exchange is when tenants mutually decide to swap homes. When you exchange, you take on the home of the other person and they take on your home.

Before a mutual exchange can take place, all parties involved must gain permission from their landlord first.   

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Need help applying?

If you are a Halton resident and have a Property Pool Plus enquiry, please contact a member of our team by phone or email.

Tel: 0151 510 5222

Email: housingoptionsteam@haltonhousing.co.uk

If you already have a Halton Property Pool Plus account, you can utilise the client messaging service to send any enquiry.

Useful links

Whether it's guidance on eligibility for settlement in the UK, or housing and homelessness, check out these useful links below.

Settling in the UK
Housing and Homelessness Advice