Mutual exchange

Mutual exchange

The term mutual exchange describes the ability of two (or more) tenants in the social housing sector in the UK to move house by swapping their homes. [1]. Other terms used for this are "home swap" or "homeswap".

Mutual exchange process

To move home, both tenants must have permission of their landlords. Landlords will normally only grant an exchange if a number of criteria are met. These include:

  • Neither tenant owes rent
  • Neither tenant is moving to a home that the landlord thinks is too big or small for their circumstances [2]
  • Both tenants are secure tenants (council tenants) or assured tenants (housing association)
  • Neither tenant is in the process of being evicted

A mutual exchange may involve more than two tenants. The largest reported swap in England has involved a group of 6 tenants swapping their homes between them [3].

Precise details of the criteria used for home exchanges can be found by a tenant from a their Landlord, and some will identify free resources, such as websites, to help their tenants pair up to make a swap. (eg [4]).

External Links

References

  1. ^ "Swapping your council or housing association home". DirectGov. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/Councilandhousingassociationhomes/Councilhousing/Counciltenants/DG_188555. Retrieved 20 March 2011. 
  2. ^ Landlords have rules on the appropriate number of rooms a home should have depending on the size of the family. This can vary from landlord to landlord and from area to area with the same landlord
  3. ^ "6-way swap brings Mandy closer to family". 31 August 2007. http://www.homeswapper.co.uk/links/news.asp. Retrieved 20 March 2011. 
  4. ^ "Homeswapper Mutual Exchange". Mid Devon Council. http://www.middevon.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=97. Retrieved 20 March 2011. 

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