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Homesearch and *Change to Private Rented Advice Drop-ins

Published: Thursday 13 July 2023

Homesearch Drop in's

Tuesday  -    Bath Housing, Welfare and Advice Services      09:30 – 12.30

Thursday  -   Keynsham Library                                              09.30 to 12.30 and 1.30 to 4pm 

For more information please contact the team on (01225) 396118.

Weekly Privately Rented Advice

Tuesdays  -  Bath Housing, Welfare and Advice Services       0930 – 1200 *This is now by appointment only, Appointments last up to half an hour.

If you require an appointment, please contact Anne Fitzpatrick on 01225 394013 or by email anne_fitzpatrick@bathnes.gov.uk.

Thursdays  -  Keynsham Town Hall        0930 - 12.30 and 1330 to 1600 This is a drop-in

 

Please note there will be no service in Bath on Tuesday 25 July.

 

 

Homesearch and Private Rented Advice Drop-ins

Published: Wednesday 24 May 2023

Homesearch Drop in's

Tuesday  -    Bath One Stop Shop         09:30 – 12.30

Thursday  -   Keynsham Library             09.30 to 12.30 and 1.30 to 4pm 

For more information please contact the team on (01225) 396118.

Weekly Privately Rented Advice Drop in's will start on TUESDAY 2ND MAY 2023

Tuesdays  -  Bath One Strop Shop        0930 - 1200

Thursdays  -  Keynsham Town Hall        0930 - 12.30 and 1330 to 1600

For more information, contact the team by phone on 01225 396296

Ukraine Housing Event, Tuesday 23rd May 2023, Bath Guildhall 5pm – 7pm

Published: Friday 19 May 2023

Drop in for advice for Ukrainian families from the Housing Options and Homesearch Team’s, REACH/DHI, Employment and Skills Team, DWP and Bath Welcomes Refugees on all housing, employment and benefits,

Tuesday 23rd May 2023, Bath Guildhall, High Street, BA1 5AW 5pm – 7pm

Homesearch and Private Rented Advice Drop-ins

Published: Tuesday 18 April 2023

Homesearch Drop in's

Tuesday  -    Bath One Stop Shop         09:30 – 12.30

Thursday  -   Keynsham Library             09.30 to 12.30 and 1.30 to 4pm 

For more information please contact the team on (01225) 396118.

Weekly Privately Rented Advice Drop in's will start on TUESDAY 2ND MAY 2023

Tuesdays  -  Bath One Strop Shop        0930 - 1200

Thursdays  -  Keynsham Town Hall        0930 - 12.30 and 1330 to 1600

For more information, contact the team by phone on 01225 396296

Do you have a Rural Connection?

Published: Thursday 23 February 2023

In our rural communities (those rural parishes with less than 3000 parishioners) applicants with a connection to the parish will be given greater priority for properties, this is called a “rural connection”. This means that if you have a connection you could be rehoused quicker in these areas.

 

For a rural connection you must meet one of the following criteria:

-Live in the parish & have done so for at least the last 12 months.

-Work in the parish in permanent paid employment.

-Have an immediate relative in the parish with which there is ongoing positive contact. Mother, father adult sibling or adult child (over 18yrs).

-Or have lived in the parish for three of the last five years.

 

Review your application now. An inaccurate rural connection can affect your queue position.

Please be aware that the rural connection tick boxes on your application are not linked to areas in which you would prefer to live but to the above circumstances. If you do not have a rural connection please remove the tick from the relevant boxes to prevent an inaccurate queue position.