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South Lakes Housing (SLH) is an independent,
not for profit charitable organisation that provides affordable
housing in the South Lakeland area of Cumbria.
This website allows you to order services
online; look for a home, pay rent, find out when your home is due
for improvements, get involved in the running of SLH; and much
more......
Why don't you also check out our
latest vacancies page for current jobs
within South Lakes Housing?
This website is currently under
development.
Downsizing Incentive Scheme
The Downsizing Incentive Scheme is limited to
tenants who move to a smaller SLH property.
This scheme is a combination of cash
assistance and practical assistance from SLH to help applicants who
qualify for the scheme to prepare for the move to their new home,
to assist with the organisation of house contents removals and the
issues relating to setting up a new home.
This will be a voluntary scheme, designed to
provide an incentive for those tenants who wish to use it and no
one will be forced to move out of their home. In order to apply,
interested applicants must make an appointment to see a housing
officer from their area. Where appropriate, housing officers may
also identify and approach potential applicants who are considered
suitable for the Downsizing Incentive Scheme to discuss the
potential of this opportunity and how they could benefit from
it.
The downsizing incentive scheme will run for a
period of three month to pilot the scheme. Thereafter, it
will then be reviewed and a report will be sent to the Board.
It is proposed to offer £500 for each bedroom released, plus £500
towards removal costs and up to half a days assistance from the
Handyperson at each end. The following table shows the total
amounts payable.
|
Property Size
|
Move to
|
Beds released
|
Financial assistance towards removal costs
|
Incentive payment for each bedroom
released
|
Total
|
|
3 bed
|
1 bed
|
2
|
£500
|
£500
|
£1500
|
|
3 bed
|
2 bed
|
1
|
£500
|
£500
|
£1000
|
|
4 bed
|
1 bed
|
3
|
£500
|
£500
|
£2000
|
|
4 bed
|
2 bed
|
2
|
£500
|
£500
|
£1500
|
If you are interested please telephone
Fiona Harrison on 01539 717704
Homeswapper
All South Lakes Housing’s customers now have
free access to Homeswapper.co.uk the UK's largest online mutual
exchange service.
What is HomeSwapper?
HomeSwapper allows you to find your ideal
mutual exchange, searching for potential matches with thousands of
other tenants from all over the country. HomeSwapper is easy to use
with powerful and effective matching. Hundreds of families swap
homes via this service every month.
How do I find matches?
The site can update you on potential matches
by email, text message or through your online account. Registration
is quick, easy and secure - just visit the website.|
South Lakes Housing has kicked off its ‘100 day’ promises by installing brand new ‘Secure by Design’ front and back doors at the Croft, Grasmere.
Tenants’ gardens and the common areas were also tidied up, replanted and cut back to complete the fantastic new look for the bungalows.
The new servicing programme for all gas appliances will be starting in December 2011
A local youth has been made subject to an Anti Social behaviour Order which provides conditions to control his behaviour on the housing estate where he lives