You might be able to ‘swap’ your home by exchanging tenancies with another SSHA tenant or tenants of another housing association/council. This tenancy swap is called a mutual exchange.
If you would like to consider mutual exchange, start by registering with Home Swapper. This is a mutual exchange service exclusively for social housing tenants and it is free to use.
When you register, you will need to log that SSHA is your current landlord. We will need to give permission for a mutual exchange. There are certain factors that we take into consideration before giving permission for a mutual exchange. To find out more please take a look at the mutual exchange guidance notes under the useful document area below.
If you are a SSHA tenant and want to move to one of our other homes in the area you can apply for a transfer. To do this you and all parties involved must complete a copy of our application to exchange tenancies form which can be found in the useful documents area below. Please send completed forms to:
SSHA
Acton Court
Acton Gate
Staffordshire
ST18 9AP
Below you can also find our mutual exchange guidance notes which include details of what happen's next, along with some frequently asked questions.
Remedial work carried out to empty homes can mean additional delays for people who need that home. Before you can complete a tenancy transfer your current home must be in a good condition, ready for someone else to move in. In the last two years SSHA has spent £106,800 bringing up to standard vacant homes.
That is why we are being very clear about the condition that a home must reach before we can approve a transfer. To find out more please take a look at our applying for transfer leaflet below.
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 SSHA - Applying for a transfer.pdf | 493.45 KB |
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| Application to exchange tenancies.pdf | 1.48 MB |
| Mutual Exchange guidance notes.pdf | 964.14 KB |
