Moving home

We hope you will be very happy as a resident of Brunelcare. However, we also recognise that as life changes you may wish to move on.

How to end your tenancy

If you wish to end your tenancy you must:

  • Give four weeks’ written notice.
  • Whether it is your tenancy, or you are legally acting on behalf of a tenant that has died, you must complete an ‘End of Tenancy’ form.

We recommend you seek advice when ending your tenancy. Please be aware that any tenant giving notice ends the whole tenancy (i.e. for everyone living at the property).

Succession

In the event of your death, the tenancy may be inherited – we call this succession. An assessment is made to determine if the succession can take place.

Housing Options

People want to move home for lots of reasons. With a limited number of properties, we can’t always offer you a change of home, but we will always aim to do our best to help you. Here are some of your options.

Internal Transfer

This is an application to apply for an alternative Brunelcare property, either on the site where you currently live or at another Brunelcare site.

Home Choice Bristol

This is the main housing register for Bristol covering all local authority and housing association properties. You would need to apply directly to Bristol City Council.

Mutual Exchange

This is where you swap with a tenant of any other social housing landlord, however they would need to meet our age criteria of being over 55 years old.

We have partnered with HomeSwapper which is free to access and offers tenants of social homes the opportunity to swap with another tenant who is also signed up to this exchange scheme

  • What does the scheme offer?

    Once you have registered online for the scheme, you can browse the HomeSwapper website to pick from 200,000 homes on the tip of Scotland to the Isle of Wight, from Northern Ireland to the North East.

  • How does the scheme work?

    There are six steps tenants need to follow on www.homeswapper.co.uk, from online sign up to swap.

    These are the steps:

    1. Join HomeSwapper – Create a profile for your current home, to register your interest and explain the type of home you are looking for
    2. Browse for a home – Check out the thousands of homes from across the UK to find your perfect match
    3. Chat – Talk to other swappers before you commit, using our in-built instant messenger
    4. View each other’s homes – Arrange to have a look around each other’s homes
    5. Agree – Once both swappers have agreed, it’s just a quick message to your landlord, and if everyone is happy, you go ahead with the swap
    6. Swap – Move into your new home

Shared Ownership (Low Cost Home Home Ownership)

This is where you purchase a proportion of a property with a mortgage or savings and pay rent on the part you don’t own. Brunelcare has a small number of shared ownership properties – contact our Housing Team to find more information about any available properties.

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