Bid for council housing rentals

Use this guide to help you when bidding for a council home.

Register your interest in a home

You can register your interest in an advertised property by phone, text message, or through the Lambeth Home Connections website. This is called 'bidding' for a home - but no money is involved.

There will be some conditions. For example:

  • you will only be able to bid for houses that are the right size for your household
  • there will be an age restriction on sheltered housing
  • only disabled people will be able to bid for adapted housing.

We collect all of the bids received and invite the highest priority household who has put in a bid to come and view the property. If after seeing the property they want to proceed, they are made a formal offer of the tenancy. If not, the next highest priority person is invited to view it.

There are some things that choice-based lettings can't change. For example, there is a serious housing shortage in Lambeth, which means many more people want to move into council and housing association housing than there are homes available.

Applicants who have registered and who are able to bid are sent an information pack with their details. This gives instructions on how to view details of available properties and how to make a bid.