Glossary

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Current Bids: This is the total number of properties you are interested in for the current advert. It does not include any properties you were interested in from previous adverts. . If you have exceeded the maximum allowed then you can withdraw a bid.
Residency Date: This is calculated form the date that you moved into your current home
Expressing an interest: This is the process by which you place a bid for an available property. If your expression of interest is not successful this could be for a variety of reasons. Your application may not be active or there may be a problem with the website. If you require further information regarding an unsuccessful expression of interest you should contact the Property Shop on 0191 277 2020
Advanced search options: You can search by the number of bedrooms a property has, the type of property, i.e House or Flat and finally you can select which area the property is located in. NOTE: It is possible to search using a combination of all of these criteria.
Basket: As you are looking through the property list you can add properties to your basket if you want to come back to them. To add a property to your basket, follow the view details link for the property you are interested in, then follow the add to basket link on the details page. Once you have put a property in your basket, you can then view your basket and confirm your bids.
Properties available: The list of Council and Housing Association properties which you can express an interest in whilst the edition is open.
Editions: The period of time in which properties are advertised. You can check when editions open and close by checking the advertising schedule on the Your Choice Homes website.
Registered social landlord: These are Housing Associations which let affordable homes to people who are registered with the Your Choice Homes homefinder lettings service
Property location: When viewing the details of properties in adverts, you can see where the property is located by following the view property location link. This will open a map showing where the property is.