Derby Homefinder

Derby Homefinder

Derby Homefinder is Derby City Council's way of allocating social housing, managing 'home swaps' for tenants of social landlords and to give you housing advice to help you find a new property as quickly as possible. Our partners are:

• Derby Homes
• Some housing associations in Derby

Using Derby Homefinder

You can use this website to:

• Complete the self assessment form for housing advice and find out if you are suitable to apply to the housing register or advertise your property for a 'home swap' 
• Apply online to bid for Open to All properties
• Search for available homes
• Bid for a property, or withdraw bids you have already placed
• View results of previous advertised properties
• Derby Homefinder landlord tenants can Apply on-line to join Derby Home Swap
• Update your Derby Home Swap property advert
• Find out about other housing options
• Click How to Contact Us for contact details and opening hours.

If you are homeless or threatened with homelessness

If you are homeless or threatened with homelessness, please contact us urgently.

If you have children, dependants or if you are  aged under 18
Please go to The Council House, Corporation Street, Derby
 
or call      01332 256483

If you are a single adult or a couple, you are over 18 and have no children or dependants
Please go to  the Single Point of Entry Team, Milestone House, 93 Green Lane, Derby

We will be able to help you with housing advice for homeless people as well access to hostel accommodation in Derby.
 
Contact Number          01332 642150

For our Milestone House, Opening Hours please visit our contact us page

Homeless Tonight

If you are homeless tonight between 9am and 5pm and the office is closed please ring the following numbers

Single people/couples                           01332 642150
People with children/expecting children    01332 256483

Emergency out of hours  01332 786968

After 5pm weekdays and all weekend 

Some information on this site is in PDF format (Portable Document Format) To view these documents you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

 Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

  Derby Homefinder Allocations Policy

All of the letters telling applicants what is happening with their application have now be posted.  You should receive your letter in the next few days. 

You can view key points or the Allocations Policy. 

Benefits Changes

Follow the links for more information on
Welfare Reforms,
DCC Welfare Reform information
Universal Credit 
Housing Benefit Changes 
check your Council Tax band
Help for First Time Buyers

Visit our News page for Garages