A new service developed by 101 Websites & Apps aims to make it easier for tenants in council or housing association properties in Norfolk and across the UK to move home.
Tenant Exchange is a free online platform that helps social housing tenants find home swap opportunities with other tenants. It already has thousands of subscribers, with numbers growing steadily.
What is home swapping?
For many people in social housing, finding a new home can be a frustrating process, with limited choice and long waiting lists. Tenant Exchange supports people looking to move through mutual exchange, a process that allows two social housing tenants to swap homes, subject to landlord approval. It offers an alternative to waiting for a suitable home to become available through the usual routes.
The platform gives tenants a place to advertise their current home, specify their preferences for their next home, browse property listings and explore matches with other social housing residents.
This could be useful for someone who wants to move closer to work or family, needs a different-sized property or is looking to relocate to another part of the country.
Could someone you know benefit?
You may know colleagues, customers, friends or family who are considering a home swap. Feel free to pass on details of Tenant Exchange to someone who may find it useful or share a link through your own networks.
There is a downloadable Tenant Exchange poster if you would like to display information about the service in your workplace or premises.
Find out more about Tenant Exchange at tenantexchange.co.uk.