Moving to a smaller home

The Homefit Scheme is a free and voluntary scheme designed to help tenants who have more bedrooms than they need and want to move to a smaller, more suitable home. This can be done through Choose 'n' Move or House Exchange.

• you have more bedrooms than you need
• your garden is too big to manage
• you want to reduce your household bills
• having a spare bedroom has reduced your housing benefit
• you need to move for health or support reasons

You could benefit from downsizing if:

• your home is too large
• you have a spare bedroom
• your garden is too big to look after
• you would like to cut your household bills
• having a spare bedroom means your housing benefit has been reduced
• you need to move for health or support reasons

To qualify you must be one of the following:

• Council tenants - with one or more spare bedrooms.
• Housing Association tenants - with two or more spare bedrooms.

If you join the Homefit Scheme, we'll:

• give you priority on Choose 'n' Move
• help you bid for suitable properties
• explain your options, including housing associations, private rentals, and House Exchange
• support you through the move

If you're a council tenant, we can help with moving costs.