Homesearch

In 2019/2020 we had around 5590 Households on the register waiting for social housing. During the same year we advertised 818 properties. Demand far outstrips supply in our area.

Looking for a place to rent in the private sector is one of the quickest ways of finding somewhere to live.  Some private tenancies are furnished which makes it easier to set up your first home.  If your income is low there are several private sector access schemes that can help you. Our dedicated Private Rented Officer, Anne, is committed to assisting people find a home. Let Anne help you access a wider range of private rented properties and maximise your chances of being accepted as a tenant.

Please contact Homesearch on 01225 396118 or Housing Options on 01225 396296.

Bath and North East Somerset Council have upgraded the Homesearch website, this went live on 11th June 2021. Properties are being advertised as normal this week.

The upgrade will enable us to introduce various improvements including the new fully accessible version for your mobile phone

The Homesearch webite will be unavailable on Thursday 10th June 2021 due to a planned upgrade.

As a result of this there will be a limited service from Housing options and Homesearch. Housing options calls will be limited to emergency cases only.

The website will be available again when the bidding cycle opens the following day, and will have some exciting new features such as the ability to access the full website on your mobile device and the ability to upload any documents or information that maybe relevant to you.

Exciting changes are coming soon to the Homesearch web page. We will be highlighting some of these changes over the coming weeks within our news articles and outlining how these will benefit our customers.

First up we have a key change to the way you log in to Homesearch. 

Once our new website goes live in the coming months all applicants will be required to set up a secure password. This will be in addition to your memorable date. This will help to make applications more secure as anyone trying to access an account that is not theirs will then need not only the log on reference and memorable date but also a password as well.

Your password will need to be a combination of upper and lowercase letters, and numbers.

We will advise all customers of when the new webiste will be going live soon, and when you log in for the first time you will be prompted to set up your password with a few simple clicks.

Currently there are no drop in services running for Housing Advice, Homesearch and Private rented advice.

If you require Homesearch, for Social Housing, please contact 01225 396118 between  8.30am – 17.00pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am – 16.30pm Friday, alternatively you can contact via e-mail on  Homesearch@BATHNES.GOV.UK

For Housing advice including private rented, please contact 01225 396296  the telephone service is available between the hours of 09.00am – 04.00pm Monday to Friday. Alternatively you can contact via e-mail HousingOptions_AdviceTeam@bathnes.gov.uk

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause at the current time.

You can also contact Reach Housing Support, on 01225 422156, or message info@dhireach.org.uk 

Reach provide an independent Housing Support advice line, focusing on practical support to help people maintain their tenancies.