If you are already a secure tenant and want to move there are a number of options available to you.
Mutual Exchange
If you are the secure tenant of a council or housing association property (or any other registered social landlord) you may be able to do a Mutual Exchange.
Mutual Exchange is where you swap homes with another tenant. Sometimes more than two households can exchange at any one time. If you are a Hounslow Homes tenant you can find out more and get an application form visit the hounslow homes website or by contacting their Customer service centre on 0800 085 65 75.
Home swapper
Homeswapper is an online Mutual Exchange service available to all tenants in secure or assured tenancies. The scheme covers the whole of the UK, and is open to all tenants, including those that have applied for a transfer from one property to another. To see properties people would like to mutually exchange and to find out more visit the Homes swapper website
Remember you must ask for permission for a mutual exchange from your landlord and cannot exchange homes without their consent.
Seaside and Country Homes
Seaside and Country Homes is a housing mobility scheme that offers households living in Council or Housing Association housing in Greater London the opportunity to move home. The Seaside and Country Homes scheme has properties available in the south east and south west of England and in Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Properties are either on the coast or in the countryside and are bungalows or one-two bedroom flats. Pets are welcome at most properties and rents are reasonable. Successful applicants are given a secure tenancy.
To be eligible for the scheme the main applicant in your household (the tenancy holder) should be aged 60 or over. To find out more visit Seaside and Country Homes or contact 08450 21 20 20.