Registering for housing with us
Housing Registration Form Glasgow Housing Association is part of Wheatley Group. If you are looking for a new home for social rent with GHA, you first have to fill in this form to register. GHA has 43,000 homes in Glasgow. But we are part of Wheatley Group – the country’s leading housing, care and regeneration group – which has a much wider range of affordable homes right across Central Scotland. This means that once you’ve registered with us you’ll not only be able to look at the homes we have available for rent at GHA but also those available through two of our partners in Wheatley – Cube with 3,300 homes in the West of Scotland and WLHP has 380 homes in West Lothian. The landlords work together to run an advertised letting service for available social housing based on housing need. You only need to complete one application form to register for housing with all the partner social landlords. Once registered, you’ll be able to see all the homes they have available each week on our website https://home-finder.org.uk and note an interest in any which match your needs. Once you have completed the form, send it back to us: by post, by email or in person. See the various contact details on page 12. Once you have registered, you will receive your registration number, applicant group and PIN. You need these details to note an interest in a home. If you need help to fill in the form or want it in another language, large print or on audio format, just get in touch. Staff at our partner landlords are always around to help. Again, full contact details are on page 12.
Section 1
Your details
Title
Applicant Mr Mrs
Miss
Joint Applicant Ms Mr Mrs Miss
First name Surname Maiden name (or any other name you’ve been known as) Date of birth Gender
dd / mm / yy Male Female
N.I. number Address
Postcode Telephone No. Mobile No. Email address Contact address (if different from above)
dd / mm / yy Male Female
Ms
Helpful hints The notes on the right hand side of each page will help guide you through the completion of this form.
If you do not have an N.I. number, can you confirm that you have access to public funds in the UK (e.g. welfare benefits)? (This will not exclude you from our housing list, but will allow us to have a discussion with you on affordability of any tenancy)
Please supply contact details of someone we could contact in an emergency
Section 2
Application details Why are you applying for housing? (Please note your reasons, for example property too large, too small, medical condition, move to another area)
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It will help us to assess your application and to ensure that you have the best possible opportunity to access a home if you give us a brief description of why you are applying for a home.
Section 3
Other people to be re-housed with you? Person (1) who will be living with you First name Surname Relationship to you Date of birth
dd / mm / yy
Gender
Male
Female
Is this person currently living with you?
Yes
No
N.I number (only for people 16 or over) Person (2) who will be living with you First name Surname Relationship to you Date of birth
dd / mm / yy
Gender
Male
Female
Is this person currently living with you?
Yes
No
N.I number (only for people 16 or over) Person (3) who will be living with you First name Surname Relationship to you Date of birth
dd / mm / yy
Gender
Male
Female
Is this person currently living with you?
Yes
No
N.I number (only for people 16 or over) Person (4) who will be living with you First name Surname Relationship to you Date of birth
dd / mm / yy
Gender
Male
Female
Is this person currently living with you?
Yes
No
N.I number (only for people 16 or over) Person (5) who will be living with you First name Surname Relationship to you Date of birth
dd / mm / yy
Gender
Male
Female
Is this person currently living with you?
Yes
No
N.I number (only for people 16 or over) Page 3
In order for us to assess the size and type of home that best meets your needs, it is important that you tell us of all the people who will be housed with you, and whether or not they are living with you at present.
Section 3 (continued)
Other people to be re-housed with you? If they are not living with you now, please let us know why not and where they are living now. Name
Current address
Reason for separation
If anyone on your application is pregnant what is their name and when is the baby due? Name
Date
Is anybody in your household on the Sex Offenders Register?
Yes
No
This will not adversely affect how your application is assessed but will allow us to work with you and the Sex Offenders Liaison Officer to identify the most appropriate offer of housing.
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Section 4
Address history Please list all addresses you have lived at for the last three years – we may carry out checks and ask for references. Applicant Address
Full name (if different to your current name)
Date from
Date to
Name and address of landlord, or note if owner/ occupied and reason for leaving
dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy
Please list all addresses you have lived at for the last three years – we may carry out checks and ask for references. Joint Applicant Address
Full name (if different to your current name)
Date from
Date to
dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy dd / mm / yy
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Name and address of landlord, or note if owner/ occupied and reason for leaving
Section 5
Previous history Has anyone ever taken action against you, anyone else in your household, or anyone on your application for anti-social behaviour? If yes please give full name of person(s):
Yes
No
Court action taken?
Yes
No
Have you ever had an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO)? Less formal action taken e.g. Verbal/Written Warning
Yes
No
Yes
No
Do you or any joint applicant have current or former tenant rent arrears with one of our partner landlords If yes name of the landlord:
Yes
No
Have you made arrangements to clear your debt? Are you maintaining the arrangement?
Yes
No
Yes
No
This information will help us to work with you to assess any support you need to make sure you have every opportunity to successfully manage your tenancy with us.
Section 6
Your circumstances A. Which of the following describes your current circumstances? Please tick one Cube tenant GHA tenant West Lothian Housing Partnership tenant Loretto tenant In HM Forces Other housing association tenant In supported accommodation Council tenant (outside Glasgow) Hospital
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Prison Residential care Tenant of private landlord Homeless Staying with family / friends Lodger Owner No fixed address In housing tied to employment Other (if other please state below)
This information will help us to understand your current living circumstances and how this affects your application for a new home.
Section 6 (continued) Your circumstances
B. What type of home do you currently live in? Please tick one Tenement / flat Multi-storey House / semi detached / terrace Four in a block upper flat Four in a block lower flat Deck access Hostel Hospital
Residential Prison Sheltered housing Supported accommodation Caravan or similar Bedsit / studio flat No fixed address Other (if other please state below)
C. How many bedrooms are in the home you currently live in? How many bedrooms do the people included in this application have exclusive use of? How many people are living at your current address? D. Has your home been assessed by local authority as below tolerable standard?
Yes No If answered yes, please provide a copy of the Environmental Health assessment
Section 7
Your needs A. Do you or anyone who is going to be housed with you have any care / support / medical needs that would be helped by a move to another home?
Yes
No
If yes, please complete a medical assessment form. Medical assessment forms can be obtained from your local housing office, by contacting us on 0800 479 7979, or via our partner landlords’ websites. Full details on page 12 If you currently receive support from an organisation i.e. Social Services, health agency, voluntary organisation, please provide details below including name of organisation and name / contact number of your worker.
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This information will give us as clear a picture as possible of any medical or support needs that you have, and allow us to ensure that you have access to the most appropriate properties that meet your needs.
Section 7 (continued) Your needs
B. All our vacant properties will be advertised via the internet and on weekly publications available from local offices or *mailed to you. Would you require help with expressing an interest in these advertisements?
Yes
No
If yes, what type of help do you think you need?
C. Do you require sheltered housing?
Yes
No
If yes, please complete additional sheltered housing application form. Sheltered Housing application forms can be obtained from your local housing office, by contacting us on 0800 479 7979, or via our partner landlords’ websites. Full details on page 12 D. Do you need to move to be near family or Yes No relatives to provide or receive support? If yes, please provide details including which area you require to move to:
E. Do you or a family member need to move to Yes No be near a place of education? If yes, please provide details including which area you require to move to:
F. Do you require to be re-housed near your Yes No place of employment or a place where you do voluntary work for 16 hours per week or more? If yes, please provide details including which area you require to move to:
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* You can register to receive a weekly copy of our advertised properties by post at the end of this form.
Section 8
Relevant details Please note below any other details that you feel may be relevant to your application: If you feel that there is any further information that may be important for us to consider when assessing your application, please tell us about it here.
Each year, GHA holds local Community Housing Plan Forums to discuss and suggest letting ratios for the local Community Housing Plan Area for the following year. Would you be interested in participating in one of the local forums? Yes No Would you be interested in finding out how you can get more involved with Yes No one of our partner landlords and help shape their services
Section 9
Further information In the last 12 months have you or anyone related to you been an employee of one of our partner landlords or a Committee member of one of our partner landlords If yes please give details of relationship: Name Address
Relationship
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Yes
No
This information is required for our internal administration purposes and will not affect your application in any way.
Section 10 Declaration
I / We hereby declare that the information given on this application form is, to the best of my / our knowledge and belief, accurate and truthful. I / We understand that if it is found that I / We have provided false or misleading information to the Associations, withhold information that is material to the application now and at any anytime, this may result in my / our application being cancelled and any offer of tenancy being withdrawn. Furthermore, I / we understand that participating landlords reserve the right to take legal action for the repossession of any tenancy granted on the basis of deliberately providing false information. In addition I / we understand that in circumstances of threatening behaviour or verbal or physical abuse aimed towards staff or committee members, participating landlords reserve the right to withdraw an offer of housing or suspend my / our application. I / We authorise the partner landlords to obtain information on any tenancy I / we have held and to take up references considered necessary and relevant to this application. I / We understand that my / our home will be at risk if I / we do not keep up with rent payments. Applicant Signed
Joint Applicant dd mm yy
Signed
dd mm yy
If you’re applying online you can just type your name above. If you’re applying online you can just type your name above.
If you become a tenant with one of our partner landlords your tenancy agreement requires you to pay your rent charge from day one when you get your keys. If you receive, or are entitled to receive, Housing Benefit this will be taken into account. If you are on Housing Benefit and your home is considered to have more bedrooms than you need under the UK Government’s guidelines, you will be required to pay a proportion of the rent yourself. Your home will be at risk if you do not keep up with your rent payments. Tenants with our partner landlords will be automatically registered for Home-swapper (Mutual exchange scheme) should you wish to opt out of the scheme, please tick this box Data Protection Our partner landlords are registered under the Data Protection Act 1998. They are under an obligation to properly manage public funds. Accordingly information that you have provided on this form may be used to prevent and detect fraud and may also be shared for the same purpose with public bodies or other organisations which handle public funds.
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Now you have completed the form you can send it back to us by emailing it to
[email protected] or if you’re not online you can send it to us: anding it into your local office (see page 12 h for details) posting it to the Housing Access Team, Wheatley House, 25 Cochrane Street, G1 1HL (this address is for postal returns only)
Thank you for registering. We will be in touch shortly with your registration details.
Official use only Local office
Applicant name Address
Registration number Housing debt check carried out:
Yes
No
Housing debt outstanding:
Yes
No
Application to be suspended?
Yes
No
Income and Expenditure form completed:
Yes
No
Yes Area:
No
Under assessment
Sheltered Housing (Group 7) priority awarded?
Yes
No
Under assessment
Medical priority awarded?
Yes
No
Under assessment
Community and Social (Group 4) priority awarded? Community Letting Area approved for CSS award:
If yes, was it GHA / Cube tenants only Group 6 awarded
Yes
No
If noted as homeless, referral made to CCT?
Yes
No
Group 3 or
Group 5
If yes, date referred: Justification reason for Group 3/4/5 award
Housing office signature Signed
Scanned to Allocations Team dd / mm / yy
Official use only
Group Allocation Team Date of registration
dd / mm / yy
Date form loaded
dd / mm / yy
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Signed
dd / mm / yy
Your next steps
Thank you for registering with us We will be in touch shortly with your registration details. As soon as you receive these details you can start looking for a home and note an interest in your preferred properties. Register Once you have registered you’ll be given a Registration Number, Applicant Group and PIN. You need these details to note an interest in a property.
Looking for a home Homes available through all our partner landlords are posted on our website each week. If you want to note an interest you will need your Registration Number and PIN. You can search by visiting https://home-finder.org.uk
Note an interest You need to note an interest before the weekly deadline of 8pm on a Monday. You can note an interest in up to two properties a week for each landlord. If you become a tenant your tenancy agreement requires you to pay your rent charge from day one when you get your keys.
Your offer If your application has been successful the partner landlord will contact you as soon as possible after the closing date. If your application has not been successful you can continue to note an interest in new properties each week.
We advertise properties: on Home Finder at https://home-finder.org.uk at local housing offices in our weekly Home Finder leaflet which can be posted to you on request.
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Would you like more information?
Scotland’s largest social landlord with 43,000 homes to let in Glasgow. Call us on 0800 479 7979 or on 0141 274 7979 from a mobile as it may be cheaper. You can email us at
[email protected] or you can visit online at www.gha.org.uk Our address is GHA Shop, 173 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HF
Providing quality affordable homes across seven West of Scotland local authority areas. Call us on 0800 479 7979 or on 0141 274 7979 from a mobile as it may be cheaper. You can email us at
[email protected] or you can visit online at www.cubehousing.co.uk Our address is Maryhill Burgh Halls, 24 Gairbraid Avenue, Glasgow, G20 8YE
A leading East of Scotland social landlord with homes for rent in communities in West Lothian. Call us on 01506 416 438. You can email us at
[email protected] or you can visit online at www.wlhp.org Our address is 3 Michaelson Square, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, West Lothian, UK EH54 7DP
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