Bracknell

Properties available to rent are advertised from Friday to midnight on the following Tuesday every week.

 

When can I start bidding 

Once your application has been assessed, checked and verified your application will be made active. You will receive a registration letter via email to allow you to start bidding.

You may bid for any property that you are eligible for in each advertising period. 

You can login to express your interest in a property.

You can also easily withdraw a bid if you change your mind.

If you or someone you know would like help with bidding, please contact the Housing Service.

 

How many bedrooms can I have? 

In making its assessment and deciding what size of property an applicant is entitled to, the council will use the government bedroom standard. This states that a bedroom is allocated for each of the following:

• a couple
• a single person aged 21 or over
• two children under 10 regardless of sex
• two adolescents aged 10-20 of the same sex

In exceptional circumstances the council may exercise discretion in deviating away from the bedroom standard, for example, a social housing tenant releasing a large family home. Any deviation from the policy will be documented by the senior officer along with the decision made.   

 

When do children have to stop sharing a bedroom? 

There is no legal requirement for children of the same sex or opposite gender to stop sharing a room.   

It is the parent’s responsibility to organise bedrooms and sleeping areas, to ensure that children are well catered for, in terms of sleeping arrangements. 

 

How many properties can I bid on? 

You can express an interest in as many properties that you are eligible for. 

 

I cannot bid on a property, why? 

There are a few reasons that you might not be able to bid: 

• you might not be on the Housing Register
• you may have been offered a property. You cannot bid for other properties until you have decided to accept or refuse the offer
• you may not be eligible for that particular property. Please check the eligibility details on the property advert
• there may be no properties available in the current cycle which meet your housing needs
• it may be a Wednesday or Thursday when properties are not advertised 
• your application may be suspended 

If you are still unsure, please contact housing.register@bracknell-forest.gov.uk.