East Surrey Subregional - Epsom & Ewell

Step 1 - Registration

You will be able to apply for properties through Epsom & Ewell HomeChoice if you have an active Housing Needs Register application with the Council. If you are unsure whether you are on the Register please contact us to find out.

You will be able to apply for sub-regional properties through East Surrey Homechoice if you are registered with Epsom & Ewell, Reigate & Banstead, Mole Valley or Tandridge Councils.

For details on how to apply to join the housing register click Who Can Use the Service.

Either at the start of the scheme or when you are accepted on to the housing register we will write to tell you:

• Your housing application number
• Your points total
• The band your application has been placed in and your "effective" date. Click  Prioritising Applications for more information.
• The number of bedrooms you are entitled to.

You must tell us if your move or if there are any changes in your circumstances so that we can reassess your application and if necessary make changes to your points, band and priority date.

You will be able to apply for properties through EastSurrey HomeChoice if you are a housing applicant and have registered on the Housing Needs Register. For details on how to apply to join the Housing Needs Register click Who Can Use the Service.

Either at the start of the scheme or when you are accepted on to the housing register we will write to tell you:

• Your housing application number
• The band your application has been placed in and your priority date. ClickPrioritising Applications for more information.
• The number of bedrooms you are entitled to.

You must tell us if there are any changes in your circumstances so that we can reassess your application and if necessary make changes to your band and priority date.

Property Size

You will only be eligible for properties that are suitable for the size of your family. Your bedroom eligibility is for Epsom & Ewell Homechoice and East Surrey Homechoice.  There are slight differences between these policies.  This will mean that you may be able to bid for East Surrey Homechoice properties that you would not necessarily be entitled to under our own policy.  The following table tells you how we normally decide on the number of bedrooms that you are eligible for:

	Number of Bedrooms
Household Type	Bedsit	1	2	3	4
Single Person
Couple without children
Couple/Single Parent with 1 chid
Couple/Single Parent with two children of different sexes who are both under 6 years of age
Couple/Single Parent with two children of same sex under 18
Couple/Single Parent with two children of same sex under 18  where there is an age gap in excess of 5 years.
Couple/Single Parent with two children of different sex where eldest is 6 years of age or over
Couple/Single Parent with three or four children depending on the age and sex of the children *
Couple/Single Parent with five or more children *
*Children or Additional Adults
a. One bedroom for any two children of different sex who are both under 6 years of age. b.One bedroom for any two children of the same sex under 18 except where there is an age gap in excess of 5 years. (one bedroom each where there is an age gap of 5 years or more) c.One bedroom each for children of different sexes where one or both or over 6 years of age d.An additional bedroom for any remaining children or additional person aged 18 years or over to a maximum of 4 bedrooms e.A child up to 12 months is ignored in the calculation of room deficiency, but not in the assessment of rehousing requirement.