Guidance Notes - Wandsworth Council

Seaside & Country Homes
Guidance notes
for applicants
Who can apply?
The Seaside & Country Homes scheme is open to
households living in Council or Housing Association
housing in Greater London where at least one member
of the household is aged 60 or above. In cases where
other members of the households are under 60 years
of age they must be either the partner, joint tenant or
registered carer of the lead applicant. We regret we are
unable to consider applications where there are more
than two persons on the application.
Applicants for the scheme will need to be nominated by
their landlord and will need to complete an application
form.
Unfortunately we are unable to accept applications
from households where all members are younger than
60 years of age or where the lead applicant does not
currently live in social housing.
You can apply by filling out an application form. These
are available from your local council and from the
housingmoves office.
Introduction to the scheme
The Seaside & Country Homes scheme offers
housing opportunities away from London. The
scheme’s landlords manage approximately 3,500
bungalows and flats: Along the coast from Cornwall
on the south west to Norfolk and Lincolnshire in the
east; and, across the countryside from Dorset to
Cambridgeshire. These properties are specifically
designed for older people and are ideal for those
wishing for a less hectic pace of life.
The properties have either one or two bedrooms and
are managed by local Housing Associations. Rents vary
depending on the size, location and services available.
Every year more than 250 households move home
through the Seaside & Country Homes scheme.
Priority is given to applicants who will free up the
largest homes in accordance with local and national
Government objectives.
Some London Boroughs will help people to move home
by arranging removal costs or by offering assistance
payments. Applicants may also be eligible for financial
support offered through Under Occupation Schemes.
If you feel you will need support to enable you to move
then you must check whether your landlord offers such
payments and whether you are eligible for them before
applying for the scheme.
What to consider
Moving away from London and giving up a secure
home is a big step. Once a move has taken place it is
extremely difficult to return to a Council or Housing
Association property in London. Quite simply the
demand for social housing in the capital far outstrips
supply. If a move back does become possible, it is quite
likely be to a different type of property to the one
originally left behind.
If you are offered a move through the scheme it is
important to be prepared for a different type of life.
Many of our homes are in quiet cul-de-sacs or estates
and are in much smaller places than London. Things you
might take for granted in London might not always be
available in the area you choose to move to. Also,
please remember, there is a huge difference between
staying in an area on holiday and choosing to spend
your life there. It may be worth considering looking
at areas before completing an application form as
this will give you a good idea of what areas may be
suitable for you. It is also important to consider that a
move may mean leaving family and friends, support
networks and familiar surroundings behind.
These considerations should be weighed up carefully
against the improved quality of life a Seaside
& Country Home may offer you. It is also important to
note that as a Seaside & Country Homes tenant you
would no longer have the “Right to Buy” as you will no
longer be a council tenant.
How to apply
Application forms are available from your local council
and from the Seaside & Country Homes office.
If you complete a paper form you will need to ask your
landlord to sign the nomination slip at the end of the
application and forward it to our office. If you complete
an online application we will contact your landlord and
ask them to authorise your application.
When completing the form it is important to complete
all relevant questions. Applicants are advised to select
as many areas that they are interested in moving to as
possible so as to increase the chance of a move. A list
of the areas where there are Seaside & Country Homes
properties can be obtained from the housingmoves
office. If you need help completing the form you
can call the Seaside & Country Homes team on
08450 21 20 20.
the new area before a tenancy is signed
If an offer to view a property is accepted then the
applicants’ details will be passed on to the relevant
landlord who will call to arrange the viewing. If the
applicant then refuses the opportunity to view or
refuses the property after viewing it then it will be
offered to the next applicant on the list and so on,
until the property is let.
If an applicant refuses three property offers they will
be invited to reconsider their application.
Applicants are reminded also that if their housing
situation changes in any way, or their contact details
change, then they should contact the Seaside &
Country Homes team and let them know of the new
arrangements. This is very important because if we
cannot get in contact with an applicant then the
chance to view a property, and maybe move home,
Applications will be assessed upon receipt to ensure that will be missed.
eligibility criteria are met. Priority will be awarded
according to the size of the property currently occupied. What happens next
If an applicant accepts the offer of the tenancy of a
Priority is given to applications that will free up the
Seaside & Country Homes property they will be asked
largest homes simply because there is a large shortfall
in the number of family sized homes available in London. to sign an Assured Tenancy Agreement. This may be
different to the type of tenancy an applicant currently
has and applicants are advised to check any differences
All applicants will be written to once assessment
checks are complete. Applications will be refused if the with their current landlord.
household does not meet the eligibility criteria. If an
Once a tenancy agreement has been signed by the
application is received that has not been approved by
applicant then (s)he becomes a tenant of a Seaside
their landlord then it will be returned to the applicant
& Country Homes landlord. Applicants should contact
and only accepted once the landlord’s approval has
their current landlord to notify them of their intention
been given.
to end their tenancy. Some landlords will insist on the
applicant serving a four-week notice period; Seaside
Applicants with the highest priority will be able to
& Country Homes staff may be able to intervene if
move quickest; applicants who have less priority
this occurs.
may be advised to consider areas where there is less
demand for a move.
If an applicant is receiving Housing Benefit then (s)he
must make a new claim to the Local Authority where
Before deciding on whether to view home the
the new home is so that benefit entitlements can
applicant should be satisfied that they will be happy
living there. For example, some properties do not allow be reassessed and adjusted as appropriate. Many
applicants who may not currently be eligible because
pets; others are in remote areas where transport links
are limited. The Seaside & Country Homes landlords are of savings or private pensions may qualify when they
happy to answer questions regarding the property and move so it is worth considering an application.
Data Protection Act 1998
The information you put on the Seaside & Country Homes application form (called 'personal data' in
the Act) will be put on the Seaside & Country Homes database and will be processed for the
purpose of helping you move. Seaside & Country Homes may disclose your data to any person or
organisation in accordance with the Act. This may include disclosing data to a prospective landlord, to your
current landlord or both. Seaside & Country Homes may also use your data for its own market research
purposes (but not for direct marketing)
Seaside & Country Homes
housingmoves
242 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London SW1V 4AU
Tel: 08450 21 20 20
www.housingmoves.org
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Seaside & Country Homes
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Berkshire
Lambourn, Berkshire
Low demand area
• The Park (26 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 60 miles
Car: approximately 1 hours 30 minutes
No train station in Lambourn, nearest station is Newbury
Plymouth, Devon
Low demand area
• Renoir Close (33 bungalows)
• Charnhill Way (33 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 238 miles
Car: approximately 4 hours 30 minutes
Direct trains: 3 hours 30 minutes
Dorset
Cambridgeshire
March, Cambridgeshire
Low demand area
• Chandlers Way (8 bungalows)
• Roses Close (12 bungalows)
• White Lion Close (12 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 91 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
Non-direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cornwall
Illogan, Cornwall
Low demand area
• Penwartha Road (40 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 292 miles
Car: approximately 6 hours
No train station in Illogan, nearest station is Camborne
Burton, Dorset
High demand area
• Treebys Close (41 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 130 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours
No train station in Burton, nearest station is
Christchurch
Fairmile, Christchurch, Dorset High demand area
• Suffolk Avenue (4 bungalows)
• Surrey Avenue (16 bungalows)
• Hampshire Close (24 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 105 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
Non-direct trains: 2 hours
Gillingham, Dorset
Low demand area
• Laburnum Way (40 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed with landlord’s permission
Approximate distance from London: 112 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
Direct trains: 2 hours
Perranporth, Cornwall
Low demand area
• Halveor Court (21 two bed flats)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 292 miles
Car: approximately 6 hours
Low demand area
No train station in Perranporth, nearest station is Camborne Poole, Dorset
• Dane Court (14 one bed flats & 7 two bed flats)
Notes: pets allowed; please note this is sheltered
Devon
accommodation
Approximate distance from London: 112 miles
Exmouth, Devon
Low demand area Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
• Winston Road (27 bungalows)
Direct trains: 2 hours 30 minutes
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 200 miles
Car: approximately 4 hours
Non-direct trains: 3 hours 30 minutes
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Swanage, Dorset
Low demand area
• Beauchamp Court (24 two bedroom flats)
Notes: no pets
Approximate distance from London: 127 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours
No station in Swanage, nearest station is Wareham
Essex
Brightlingsea, Essex
High demand area
• Ash Close (30 bungalows)
• Park Drive (5 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 80 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
No train station in Brightlingsea, nearest station is
Wivenhoe
Burnham on Crouch, Essex
High demand area
• Hamble Way (14 bungalows)
• Debden Way (12 bungalows)
• Maple Way (4 bungalows)
• Welland Road (10 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 53 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Non-direct trains: 1 hour 10 minutes
Clacton, Essex
High demand area
• Parry Drive (20 bungalows)
• Autumn Close (4 one bed flats and 8 two bed flats)
Notes: pets allowed in bungalows but not in the flats
Approximate distance from London: 87 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 30 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
Clacton on Sea, Essex
High demand area
• Stanley Road (37 bungalows)
• Walnut Way (2 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 87 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
Dovercourt, Essex
High demand area
• Elizabeth Road (18 one bedroom flats and 22 two
bedroom flats)
• Howard Avenue (18 bungalows)
• Holyrood (20 bungalows)
• Gravel Hill Way (18 bungalows)
• Minerva Close (13 bungalows)
• Earlham Close (13 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 90 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
Elmstead Market, Essex
High demand area
• Flail Close (18 bungalows)
• Thatchers Drive (8 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 74 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
No train station in Elmstead Market; nearest station
is Colchester
Frinton on Sea, Essex
High demand area
• Stewarts Close (20 bungalows)
• Garden Road (4 bungalows)
• Rochford Way (10 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 88 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Non-direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
Great Clacton, Essex
High demand area
• Tree Close (17 bungalows)
• Forest Park Avenue (4 bungalows)
• Glade View (5 bungalows)
• Kiln Barn Avenue (16 bungalows)
• Thorpe Road (9 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 85 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Non-direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Holland on Sea, Essex
High demand area
• Dorset Close (18 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 88 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
St Osyth, Essex
High demand area
• Castle Way (6 bungalows)
• Kincaid Road (22 bungalows)
• Longfields (4 bungalows)
• Maypole Drive (16 bungalows)
• South Close (12 bungalows)
• Broadstrood (1 bungalow)
• Newton Way (12 bungalows)
• Golding Way (15 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 81 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
No train station in St Osyth; nearest station is Clacton
Walton on the Naze, Essex
High demand area
• Clays Road (30 bungalows)
• Thorns Way (10 bungalows)
• Butchers Lane (28 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 89 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 15 minutes
Non-direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
Gloucestershire
Winchcombe, Gloucestershire Low demand area
• St Peters Way (14 bungalows)
• Summer Road (25 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed with landlord’s permission
Approximate distance from London: 99 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 40 minutes
No train station in Winchcombe; nearest station is
Cheltenham
Hampshire
Blackfield, Hampshire
Low demand area
• Mopley Close (18 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 92 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 10 minutes
No train station in Blackfield; nearest station is
Portsmouth
Botley, Hampshire
Low demand area
• Amberley Close (8 bungalows)
• Homesland Drive (4 bungalows)
• Rowley Drive (16 bungalows)
• Sycamore Walk (12 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 84 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
Emsworth, Hampshire
Low demand area
• Whittingdon Court (32 two bedroom flats)
Notes: pets allowed in certain flats with landlord’s
permission
Approximate distance from London: 80 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Direct trains: 1 hour 45 minutes
Lee on Solent, Hampshire Medium demand area
• Ross Way (6 bungalows)
• Fell Drive (34 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 96 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
No train station in Lee on Solent; nearest station is
Portsmouth
Lordswood, Hampshire
Low demand area
• Dunvegan Drive (22 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 75 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 40 minutes
No train station in Lordswood; nearest station is
Portsmouth
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New Milton, Hampshire
Low demand area
• Homeleigh Court (16 two bedroom flats)
Notes: no pets
Approximate distance from London: 101 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour 40 minutes
Ringwood, Hampshire
Low demand area
• Regency Place (6 one bedroom flats and 21 two
bedroom flats)
Notes: pets allowed in certain flats with landlord’s
permission
Approximate distance from London: 96 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
No train station in Ringwood; nearest station is
Bournemouth
West End, Hampshire
Low demand area
• Brookside Way (16 bungalows)
• Quob Lane (2 bungalows)
• Little Quob Lane (8 bungalows)
• Victoria Walk (6 bungalows)
• Willows Close (12 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 81 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 50 minutes
No train station in West End; nearest station is Hedge End
Isle of Wight
Cowes, Isle of Wight
Low demand area
• The Glen (6 one bedroom flats and 11 two
bedroom flats)
Notes: no pets
Approximate distance from London: 116
Car: approximately 3 hours 30 minutes
No direct trains; ferry from Southampton
Newport, Isle of Wight
High demand area
• Sycamore Gardens (16 bungalows)
• Rowan Gardens (19 bungalows)
• Birch Gardens (15 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 113 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours 20 minutes
No direct trains; ferry from Portsmouth
Ryde, Isle of Wight
Low demand area
• Collingwood Court (6 one bed flats and 18 two
bed flats)
Notes: no pets
Approximate distance from London: 110 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours 30 minutes
No direct trains; ferry from Portsmouth
Wootton, Isle of Wight
High demand area
• Church Close (49 bungalows)
• Church Court (6 two bedroom flats)
Notes: pets allowed in bungalows but not in flats
Approximate distance from London: 109 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours 30 minutes
No direct trains; ferry from Portsmouth
Kent
Birchington, Kent
Medium demand area
• Park Road (10 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 71 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 40 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
Canterbury, Kent
High demand area
• Brymore Road (30 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 60 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 30 minutes
Direct trains: 2 hours
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Deal, Kent
High demand area
• St Clare Road (3 bungalows)
• Poets Walk (10 bungalows)
• Roselands (22 bungalows)
• Bowser Close (38 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 84 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Direct trains: 1 hour 50 minutes
Faversham, Kent
High demand area
• Bysingwood Walk (15 bungalows)
• Cobb Walk (10 bungalows)
• Wildish Road (7 bungalows)
• The Leas (4 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 52 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 25 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour
Folkestone, Kent
High demand area
• Turner Court (19 two bed flats)
• Montacue Court (29 two bed flats)
• Digby Road (4 bungalows)
• Redmill Close (16 bungalows)
• Enbrook Valley (20 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed in bungalows but not in flats
Approximate distance from London: 70 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 40 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour 40 minutes
Herne Bay, Kent
High demand area
• St Annes Court (40 two bed flats)
• Streetfields (14 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed in bungalows but not in flats
Approximate distance from London: 64 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 40 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
Margate, Kent
High demand area
• Eastchurch Road (8 bungalows)
• Elmstone Gardens (12 bungalows)
• Luckhurst Gardens (8 bungalows)
• Pluckley Gardens (12 bungalows)
• Springfield Road (8 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 76 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Direct trains: 1 hour 40 minutes
Ramsgate, Kent
High demand area
• Cranbourne Close (10 bungalows)
• Foreland Court (12 two bed flats)
• Coniston Avenue (16 bungalows)
• Grasmere Avenue (12 bungalows)
• Thirlmere Avenue (16 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 77 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Direct trains: 2 hours
Walmer, Kent
High demand area
• Menzies Avenue (12 bungalows)
• Reading Close (21 bungalows)
• Court Road (2 bungalows)
• Nevil Gardens (8 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 83 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Direct trains: 2 hours
Westgate, Kent
Medium demand area
• Sherwood Court (23 two bed flats)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 73 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Direct trains: 1 hour 40 minutes
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Lincolnshire
Skegness, Lincolnshire
Low demand area
• Haydon Avenue (25 bungalows)
• Adrian Close (4 bungalows)
• Roberta Close (6 bungalows)
• Theresa Close (8 bungalows)
• Beresford Avenue (37 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed with landlord’s permission
Approximate distance from London: 143 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours 30 minutes
Non-direct trains: 3 hours
Norfolk
Cromer, Norfolk
Low demand area
• Warren Court (32 two bed flats)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 140 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours 20 minutes
Non-direct trains: 3 hours
Diss, Norfolk
Low demand area
• Whytehead Gardens (24 bungalows and 12 two
bed flats)
Notes: pets are allowed in bungalows and in certain
flats with landlord’s permission
Approximate distance from London: 106 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
Hunstanton, Norfolk
Low demand area
• Pine Close (25 bungalows)
• Cypress Place (16 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 124 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours
No train station in Hunstanton; buses run from Kings
Lynn station
North Walsham, Norfolk
Medium demand area
• Skeyton Drive (4 bungalows)
• Brookes Drive (23 bungalows)
• Wood View (5 bungalows)
• Barton Close (9 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 137 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours 30 minutes
Non-direct trains: 2 hours 40 minutes
Shropshire
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Low demand area
• Whitecroft Road (34 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed. Please note this is sheltered
accommodation.
Approximate distance from London: 164 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours 20 minutes
Non-direct trains: 2 hours 45 minutes
Somerset
Gorleston, Norfolk
Low demand area
• Grenfell Court (19 two bed flats and 3 one bed flats)
Notes: no pets
Approximate distance from London: 138 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours 20 minutes
No train station in Gorleston; nearest station is
Great Yarmouth
Bridgwater, Somerset
Low demand area
• Mulberry Tree Close (28 bungalows)
• Wilkins Road (4 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 155 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours
Non-direct trains: 2 hours 40 minutes
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Highbridge, Somerset
Low demand area
• Meadow Close (19 bungalows)
• Oldway Place (21 bungalows)
• Clover Way (18 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 148 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 50 minutes
Non-direct trains: 2 hours 30 minutes
Minehead, Somerset
Low demand area
• Falklands Rise (24 bungalows)
• Woodcombe Brake (19 bungalows)
• Bratton Close (6 bungalows)
• Sainsbury Close (18 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 181 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours 50 minutes
No train station in Minehead; buses run from Taunton
Taunton, Somerset
Low demand area
• Gillards (40 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 165 mikes
Car: approximately 3 hours
Direct trains: 2 hours
Western Super Mare, Somerset Low demand area
• Plumley Court (8 one bed flats and 27 two bed flats)
Notes: no pets
Approximate distance from London: 138 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes
Non-direct trains: 2 hours 30 minutes
Worle, Somerset
Low demand area
• Arden Close (6 bungalows)
• Sherwood Crescent (32 bungalows)
• Bramshill Close (2 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 124
Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
Non-direct trains: 2 hours 15 minutes
Suffolk
Beccles, Suffolk
Medium demand area
• Beech Tree Close (16 bungalows, 2 one bed flats and
4 two bed flats)
• The Greenway (4 bungalows)
Notes: pets are allowed in bungalows and in certain
flats with landlord’s permission
Approximate distance from London: 128 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours
Direct trains: 2 hours 35 minutes
Felixstowe, Suffolk
Low demand area
• Tacon Court (4 one bed flats and 25 two bed flats)
Notes: pets allowed in certain properties with landlord’s
permission
Approximate distance from London: 97 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
Non-direct trains: 1 hour 50 minutes
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Medium demand area
• St Catherines Close (35 bungalows)
• Glenwood (6 one bed flats and 29 two bed flats)
• Broadside (36 two bed flats)
Notes: pets are allowed in bungalows but not in flats
Approximate distance from London: 136 miles
Car: approximately 3 hours 15 minutes
Direct trains: 3 hours
Stowmarket, Suffolk
Low demand area
• Britten Avenue (25 bungalows)
• Delius Close (14 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 98 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 20 minutes
Non-direct trains: 1 hour 40 minutes
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Sussex
Angmering, Sussex
High demand area
• Downs Way (10 bungalows)
• Heathfield Avenue (25 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 61 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 50 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
Bognor Regis, Sussex
High demand area
• Nyewood Gardens (8 two bed flats)
• Bell Court (39 bungalows)
Notes: pets are allowed in bungalows but not in flats
Approximate distance from London: 73 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours10 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour 45 minutes
Bracklesham Bay, Sussex
Low demand area
• Elmdene Court (27 two bed flats)
Notes: no pets
Approximate distance from London: 83 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
No train station in Bracklesham Bay; nearest station
is Chichester
Hailsham, Sussex
Low demand area
• Sliverdale Court (12 two bed flats)
Notes: pets allowed with landlord’s permission
Approximate distance from London: 55 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 50 minutes
No train station in Hailsham; nearest station is Berwick
Hastings, Sussex
Medium demand area
• Wyvern House (15 one bed flats and 26 two
bed flats)
Notes: no pets
Approximate distance from London: 65 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 50 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour 30 minutes
Littlehampton, Sussex
Low demand area
• The Quanntocks (14 two bed flats)
• Jays Close (35 bungalows)
• Furzedown (24 two bed flats)
Notes: pets are allowed in bungalows and certain flats
with landlord’s permission
Approximate distance from London: 67 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
Direct trains: 1 hour 40 minutes
Brighton, Sussex
High demand area
• Nestor Court (16 one bed flats and 32 two
bed flats)
Notes: these properties have disabled adaptations –
wider doorways and level access shower; no pets
Approximate distance from London: 54 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 20 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour
Peacehaven, Sussex
High demand area
• Sutton Avenue (12 two bed flats)
• Cavell Avenue (36 two bed flats)
Notes: pets allowed in certain flats with landlord’s
permission
Approximate distance from London: 60 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 45 minutes
No train station in Peacehaven; nearest stations are
Brighton and Newhaven
East Preston, Sussex
Low demand area
• The Meadows (35 two bed flats)
Notes: no pets
Approximate distance from London: 63 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 40 minutes
No train station at East Preston; nearest station is
Angmering
Rustington, Sussex
Low demand area
• Stansfield Court (22 two bed flats)
Notes: no pets
Approximate distance from London: 65 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours
No train station in Rustington; nearest stations are
Littlehampton and Angmering
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Saltdean, Sussex
Low demand area
• Lustrell Avenue (10 two bed flats)
Notes: no pets
Approximate distance from London: 58 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 45 minutes
No train station in Saltdean; nearest stations are
Brighton and Newhaven
Selsey, Sussex
High demand area
• St Peters Crescent
(10 two bed flats and 13 bungalows)
Notes: pets allowed
Approximate distance from London: 83 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
No train station in Selsey; nearest station is Chichester
Telscombe Cliffs, Sussex
High demand area
• Sussex House (26 two bed flats)
Notes: no pets
Approximate distance from London: 60 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 50 minutes
No train station in Telscombe Cliffs; nearest stations are
Brighton and Newhaven
Worthing, Sussex
Low demand area
• Kingsdene (30 two bed flats)
• Carolyn House (54 one bed flats and 17 two
bed flats)
• Twyford Gardens (24 bungalows)
Notes: pets are allowed in bungalows but not in flats
Approximate distance from London: 61 miles
Car: approximately 1 hour 50 minutes
Direct trains: 1 hour 20 minutes
Wiltshire
Warminster, Wiltshire
Low demand area
• Sasson Close (14 bungalows)
• Ruskin Drive (24 bungalows)
Notes: pets are allowed with landlord’s permission
Approximate distance from London: 104 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
Non-direct trains: 2 hours 10 minutes
Westbury, Wiltshire
Low demand area
• Briar Close (11 bungalows)
• Thornbury Road (29 bungalows)
Notes: pets are allowed with landlord’s permission
Approximate distance from London: 115 miles
Car: approximately 2 hours 25 minutes
Direct trains: 2 hours
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Seaside & Country Homes is a housing mobility option that offers households living in
Council or Housing Association housing in Greater London the opportunity to move
home. The scheme’s landlords manage approximately 3,500 bungalows and flats: Along
the coast from Cornwall in the south west to Norfolk and Lincolnshire in the east; and,
across the countryside from Dorset to Cambridgeshire. We are looking to increase the
number of properties and areas available, for more information on additional areas please
contact housingmoves on 08450 21 20 20. The scheme does not guarantee you a
move and priority is given to tenants who are giving up larger sized properties.
Seaside & Country Homes is part of the housingmoves service.
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Seaside & Country Homes
housingmoves
242 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London SW1V 4AU
Tel: 08450 21 20 20
www.housingmoves.org
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A FRESH START IN A NEW HOME
ANNE DOLAN – CASE STUDY
London is a wonderful city. Thousands of tourists from around the world
visit its many attractions; it is soon to host the Olympic Games and attracts
business from all over the globe.
Yet London is not always ideal for everyone; even many people who have
grown up in the capital seek an alternative from the fast pace of city life as
they approach retirement.
Anne Dolan is one such former
London resident. Anne moved
with her husband eight years ago
from a council flat in the centre
of Islington in north-east London
to a two bedroom flat in the
pleasant coastal town of
Worthing, in West Sussex,
managed by the Places for
People Group.
Seaside & Country Homes is
a housing mobility scheme for
London’s social housing tenants
who are aged 60 and above.
The scheme has a portfolio of
one and two bedroom flats
and bungalows across the
south and east of England,
mostly in seaside towns or in
rural countryside areas.
Islington offered Anne the chance
to move using the Seaside &
Country Homes Scheme
operated by housingmoves.
“I went to the council to complete
an application and met with the
Seaside & Country Homes staff in
Victoria,” says Anne. “This was
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the first flat we were shown and
we liked it straight away.”
Seaside & Country Homes
applicants can ask to be
considered for housing in up to
nine areas. The Dolans chose
Worthing because their daughter
had married and moved to the
area with her husband and their
grand-children.
“We moved down in September
and at Christmas received a card
from everybody in the estate.
I still hadn’t met half of them so
I was really choked. The day we
moved in the gentleman next
door made us a big tray of teas
and coffees, crisps and biscuits;
it helped us to realise we were
making the right decision straight
away. Now we do the same for
people when they move in to
the estate. It’s very friendly:
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Most of us have each other’s keys!
“The pace of life here is lovely.
It can be quiet at times, especially
compared to London but that’s
a good thing. I was used to the
hustle and bustle of London and
I missed it for a while but not
now. London seems a completely
different place when I go back.
“Here I can go out of the flat,
straight down the road and be
on the seafront within minutes.
Often I walk along the beach up
to the pier. We have Marine
Gardens to the right at the
bottom too. In the summer we
get all the sun in the windows
and a little bit of sea breeze too!
I really enjoy my life down here.”
Anne is now working at the
local courts, maintains a hectic
social life and is regularly out
and about. She is also the estate
representative on the local Area
Customer Liaison Panel (ALCP).
The group, organised by the
properties managing landlord,
Places for People, holds regular
meetings where the tenants are
able to discuss all aspects of
their tenancy and works and
improvements for their estate.
Residents on Anne’s estate
recently received new carpets in
each of their communal
hallways as a direct result of
Anne’s work on the ACLP.
“The ladies and gentlemen in the
office are wonderful,” reckons
Anne. “We asked for new carpets
in the hallway and two days
later we were being shown the
patterns. They always do their
best to help us.”
After eight years Anne clearly
enjoys her life on the south coast
and has no regrets about moving
away from London yet her story
is not unique. More than 250
London households move into
Seaside & Country Homes
properties every year. One of
those could be yours!
SEASIDE AND COUNTRY
FLATS IN WEST SUSSEX
Social tenants aged 60 and above in every London Borough can register for the
scheme. For more information on how to apply contact the housingmoves team
on 08450 21 20 20 or visit our website www.housingmoves.org
And if you want Anne’s opinion: “If I spoke to anyone who would be interested
in moving from London I’d say: ‘move straight away; get down here as quick
as you can’’
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A FRESH START IN A NEW HOME
EILEEN FILMER – CASE STUDY
When you think of the Isle of Wight what comes to mind? Perhaps you
recall images of the yachts amassed in the harbour for Cowes Week or
maybe the legendary music festivals of the sixties. One thing for sure is
that the island is synonymous with summer holidays for a huge number of
London residents. Now, the Seaside & Country Homes scheme could help
in making the island your home too.
bustle of life in the capital for a
flat or bungalow in Newport,
Ryde or Wootton.
The Seaside & Country Homes
scheme has helped many
households relocate to the island
and welcomes applications from
social housing tenants in London
who are aged 60 or older who
would like to swap the hustle and
Eileen Filmer moved from a
Broomleigh Housing Association
home in the south of London to
a Places for People property in
Newport on the Isle of Wight.
Having been born in, and lived
and worked in London, for her
whole life any move would
represent a huge challenge but
Eileen believes it’s the best
decision she has made in years.
“I’ve started a new chapter in my
life. I was over the moon when
I moved in! I’m living in a place
where I feel totally secure and can
remain independent. It’s quiet
here but not isolated: I’m getting
together with a group of friends
to go on walking trips now, just
like I did when I holidayed here.
I wish I had moved here earlier
and would have if I could’ve done.”
Eileen’s spacious two-bedroom
bungalow is on a pretty estate
among fellow Londoners who
have made a similar decision
to cross the water. It is only
a few minutes walk away from
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EILEEN OUTSIDE
HER BUNGALOW ON
THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
Newport town centre and a
bus journey from the island’s
many seafronts.
Eileen’s story is typical of many
Seaside & Country Homes
applicants. She had been on
holiday to the island on several
occasions and had many happy
memories of it.
“We used to come over to
Ryde on the ferry. Now it’s my
children and grand-children who
are coming over, and that’s so
they can visit me!” Eileen says.
“And with 18 grandchildren and
five great-grand-children that’s
a lot of visits! The second
bedroom is ideal for visitors to
stay over, especially as they can’t
just pop in any more. It means
I get quality time with them all
now which is fantastic.”
because of the costs involved.
With the help of her family,
friends and staff from Places
for People, South East London
An additional bonus for Eileen
Housing Partnership and Seaside
was that her landlord, Broomleigh & Country Homes, Eileen has
Housing Assoication, participate
settled happily into her new home:
in a South East London Housing
“Don’t worry about moving,” she
Partnership scheme that helps
says. “The staff are very helpful
tenants who wish to move to
and will do all they can to make it
do so. By contacting South East
as pain-free as possible.”
London Housing Partnership’s
Nina Morris, the scheme
The Isle of Wight is easier to
co-ordinator, Eileen found as
get to than you might think. It
she was down-sizing from a
is easily reached from London
larger property she was eligible
where a train to Portsmouth
for assistance with her removal
connects with the hydrofoil and
costs. Eileen also received a
passenger ferries. Ferries also
contribution towards having her
run from Southampton and
utilities re-connected: In the past Lymington to Ryde, Cowes,
Eileen had been unable to move
Yarmouth and Fishbourne.
For information on the Seaside & Country Homes scheme you can
telephone 08450 21 20 20 or visit our website www.housingmoves.org
The Seaside & Country Homes
scheme’s landlords have
properties across the south of
England, East Anglia and other
parts of the country. Contact
us for a full list of areas and
property types we can offer.
To be eligible for the scheme lead
applicants must be at least 60
years of age, living in Council
or Housing Association housing
in London and have their
application approved by their
current landlord.