Apply for a mutual exchange
After signing up to Homeswapper, and finding a match, you must complete the Mutual Exchange Application form below:
Once we have received your application you have 10 days for the application from your proposed swap to arrive. If this is not completed within this timeframe, permission for the mutual exchange will be refused.
Once we’ve received yours and the other tenants application, we will conduct a series of checks to ensure that you are eligible for a mutual exchange. If you are applying for a home in another Council, or Housing Association, they will conduct checks of the property, and tenancy, of the Home you wish to swap with.
Things to consider
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Can you afford the rent at the new property, as rent can vary between social housing providers.
Can you afford the moving costs, as these will not be covered by your Landlord.
Will you have the right to buy in the new property? For example, many Housing Associations are not included in the Right to Buy Scheme.
What checks we will do
- You qualify for the size and type of property that you wish to move to
- You are in a secure Tenancy, have no rent arrears or a possession order on your home, for either rent arears, or anti-social behaviour.
- Whether you have any other breaches of Tenancy
- That your home is in satisfactory condition
- Gas and electrical checks
- Similar checks will be done by the relevant council or Housing association at the property you are applying to move in to
To check that your home is in satisfactory condition a member of Rotherham Borough Council will need to visit your property, therefore it is essential you allow access to your property for this.
Depending on the outcome of these checks we will either give Approval, Conditional Approval, or a Refusal.
Timeframe for getting back to you
We will inform you of the outcome of these checks within 42 days of receipt of both housing applications