For Bron Afon applicants, you should ensure applicants:
- Have secure occupation contract status
- Not be in breach of their contract – including having clear rent account. If the arrears cannot be cleared outright, the conditional consent may be considered providing a repayment arrangement is agreed upon.
- Do not owe any former contract holder arrears, recharges or other sundry debt to Bron Afon
- Meet their proposed property criteria as per the Homeseeker matrix
- There are no live notices or current occupation contract investigations
- Property transfer inspection is complete with no concerns for FFHH
- Have a pre-occupation contract interview including affordability assessment. This should be carried out by the new CHO that will be housing the incoming contract holder, as this will give you the opportunity to establish a relationship. The Affordability assessment can only be carried out for incoming non-BA contract holders. Financial considerations cannot be considered for transfers BA to BA.
- Understand that if approved, they take the property as is, and will be responsible for any contract holder responsible repairs or improvements should they later vacate their property
For non-BA applicants coming into BA:
- Have a satisfactory Landlord reference
- Do not owe any former debt or recharged to BA
- Have a pre-occupation contract interview including affordability assessment
- Meet their proposed property criteria as per the Homeseeker matrix.
- Understand that if approved, they take the property as is, and will be responsible for any contract holder responsible repairs or improvements should they later vacate their property