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Kim and Tony Gill reveove flowe5rs and their keys from Natasha Meite (right)
The first couple to be housed under Dale & Valley Homes’
new choice-based lettings system have received the keys to their
new home.
All council homes in wear valley are now allocated using the new
system, which lets people waiting for a home bid for properties as
they become available.
Tony and Kim Gill are moving into their new home in Grey Gardens,
Coundon, after returning to the UK from living in Turkey.
Natives of the Bishop Auckland area, before being offered the new
home they were staying with relatives.
Mr Gill said: “Under the new system, this was the first house
we applied for. We thought this was a nice area.
“Everyone recommended Grey Gardens as a nice, quiet
area.”
Joanne Dunn of Dale & Valley Homes, which manages council homes
in Wear Valley, said: “The new system, known as choice-based
letting, has been tried in other areas and proved a success.
“Applicants are told which level of priority they have and
the type of property they would be considered for, then they can
bid for homes all over County Durham.
“It gives people a much greater choice in their new
home.”
Information on choice-based lettings can be found at
www.durhamkeyoptions.co.uk.
