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Changes to the Council's Parking Transfer Scheme

Published: Saturday 31 July 2021

The Council has made changes to its Parking Transfer Scheme (PTS) to help overcrowded families and social tenants under occupying their property find more suitable homes.

The PTS allows families living in both overcrowded or under-occupied properties to move into car-free homes, while retaining one on-street parking permit.

The scheme was seen as a barrier to moving for some families, so it has been amended, effective 30 November 2023. Read more below.
 

Car Free Homes

The Council's 'car free homes’ planning policy was introduced in Tower Hamlets in the late 1990s to help reduce traffic congestion and better manage the limited supply of on-street parking spaces. This initiative also helps to reduce the level of air pollution from motor vehicles and encourages more people to walk, cycle and go by public transport. 

By living in a car-free property, you have agreed to certain terms which means you can apply for visitor vouchers, but only a resident permit if you are a blue badge holder, you have been decanted, or you qualify under the Permit Transfer Scheme.

 

Permit Transfer Scheme

The Permit Transfer Scheme (PTS) helps some families living in overcrowded or under-occupied properties to move into larger or smaller social rented car-free homes by allowing them to keep one on-street resident parking permit.

These changes apply to existing permit holders under the PTS or new applicants who moved from 30 November 2023.

The PTS is subject to the following criteria:
 

  1. The applicant must be living in:

    1.1  an overcrowded social or private rented property and move to a larger social rented property with two or more bedrooms; or
    1.2 an under-occupied social rented property and move to a social rented property with less bedrooms.
     
  2. The applicant must satisfy the resident on-street parking permit eligibility criteria.
     
  3. Only one on-street resident permit can be held in the household.
     
  4. If a member of the household obtains or holds an on-street resident permit under the blue badge exemption, then the household cannot obtain or hold a permit under the PTS as well.
     
  5. These criteria came into force on 30 November 2023. Therefore, a resident will not qualify for a permit under the new rules if they had moved prior to this date under any circumstances, and there will be no right of appeal.
     

Please see full details on the council webpage.

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Tower Hamlets launches Intermediate Housing Register giving residents first selection on new homes

Published: Saturday 31 July 2021

Tower Hamlets has launched its new Intermediate Housing Register to help people on low to average incomes find a secure home and help tackle the housing waiting list.

Residents on the register will get the first chance to express interest in any new London Living Rent, Shared Ownership and other intermediate housing schemes built in the borough.

For the first three months homes are listed, only local people and those who have worked in the borough for at least six months who are registered will get details of the properties. After that, if Tower Hamlets residents have not bought or rented the homes, they will be opened up to the general public.

There are currently 21,249 households on the council’s housing waiting list, which far outstrips supply. This figure is the third highest waiting list in London after Newham and Lambeth.

The new Intermediate Housing Register aims to assist low to average income households currently on the housing waiting list, as well as other residents of Tower Hamlets and those working in the borough, to find suitable housing option.

More details and how to apply are on the Intermediate Housing Register page, on the Ways to Move tab.

 

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Over 55's housing accommodation - Lady Mico’s Almshouses, Stepney, E1

Published: Wednesday 5 May 2021

The Mercers Company provide high quality accommodation for older people.

One bedroom flats Lady Mico’s Almshouses

 

This accommodation is based in an attractive courtyard setting

The properties are over 55’s flats for females only

Weekly maintenance contribution of £300.49 inclusive of utility charge of £23.37(1302.13pcm)

The applicant should ideally have ties with Stepney/ East London area

Please apply to the scheme manager- Ms Moji Coker 020 7790 2680.  Email:  mojic@mercers.co.uk

Closing Date Friday 18th June 2021

Website: https://www.mercers.co.uk

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Looking for a Shared Ownership Home?

Published: Wednesday 20 May 2020

Poplar HARCA offer a fabulous selection of new homes for Shared Ownership in East London.

With shares from 25% and some great incentives available, this is the perfect opportunity to get your foot on the ladder.

For more information on Shared Ownership & our developments, please visit - https://www.poplarharca.co.uk/shared-ownership

Or contact us at Sales.Enquiries@poplarharca.co.uk or 020 7538 6460

 

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Homeseekers Open Day 2020 - Thursday 27th February, 3pm to 7pm. Venue: Spitalfields Housing Association, Hason Raja Centre, 117 Vallance Road, London E1 5BW.

Published: Monday 10 February 2020

Get advice on what options are available to you by speaking to our team of advisors. They’ll provide you with guidance on housing options, money advice, shared ownership, mutual exchange, over 50s accommodation and tenancy & rent types.

This is for advice only – for personal enquiries about your housing application please refer to your landlord.

Overground - Whitechapel/Bethnal Green

District/Hammersmith & City Line - Whitechapel

Buses D3/25/205/254/DL-6

Click here for PDF copy of the advert.