Villagers urged to register as new homes nearly complete

Do you live in Ilmington, or have a local connection to the parish, and have a housing need?  If so, you should register with Stratford District Council to be in with a chance of a new home.

Warwickshire Rural Housing Association (WRHA) is on track to complete a development of 10 new houses in the village in October.  This includes five homes for affordable rent, and three shared ownership homes.  Two bungalows on the development have already been allocated to local people.

In order to be considered for one of the properties, people need to be registered with Stratford District Council's Home Choice Plus housing register.  Once they have registered, prospective tenants will be able to place a bid on a property from 30 September 2014 for one week.

The homes will be allocated to people with a qualifying local connection.  This may include someone who was born in the village, who lives or works there, who used to live in the village but was forced to move away because of the lack of housing, or who has immediate family living in the village.

WRHA Company Secretary Craig Felts commented: “Warwickshire Rural Housing Association is committed to providing affordable homes in rural Warwickshire for local people and families who would not otherwise be able to afford to live within their own communities.

“I am very pleased that our new development in Ilmington is due to be complete ahead of schedule and we can now encourage prospective tenants to get in touch.

“All being well, we hope that those who are successful will be able to move in at the end of October."

Enquiries about the new properties should be made to Philippa Osborne at Warwickshire Rural Housing Association on 01530 278080. 

Anyone with questions about Home Choice plus should contact Stratford District Council on 01789 260861.

Warwickshire Rural Housing Association (WRHA) is committed to providing affordable homes in rural Warwickshirefor local people and families who would not otherwise be able to afford to live within their own communities.

WRHA was established in 1989 and now manages over 500 homes in 43 rural communities in the county.  The Association considers applicants who have a local connection to the area.