Bradford Homes

Matching for properties

Applicants will no longer be automatically matched for properties and therefore bids will have to be placed on BradfordHomes to be considered for any properties

Bidding for properties

As soon as your application is active, you can start bidding for properties using the property search tool. You can bid on any Housing Association or private sector lettings properties where you meet the eligibility criteria.  

You can place upto 3 bids in any 7 day period.

Bidding for Housing Association and Private Rented properties is based on band and band effective date. This means that your position on the shortlist may change if applicants in a higher band bid on the same property as you.  

You can check the properties that you have bid on and your position number by clicking the 'my bids' link when you are logged in to your account.

Offers

You will be contactly directly by the Housing Association and/or private sector lettings team when you appear at the top of their shortlist. They will contact you on the details that are on your application so it is really important to keep this up to date. If the landlord is unable to contact you, you may miss out on the offer of a property.

You may be required to undergo a 'suitability check' to make sure that you meet the landlord and property criteria. You may also be asked to provide some evidence to support your application such as proof of identity, proof of income etc.

Some Housing Associations and private landlords charge up to 4 weeks rent in advance. You will need to make sure that you have saved money for this, otherwise you may not be offered the property.