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Bromsgrove Council is working towards a new Housing Register and Choice Based Lettings System covering Bromsgrove District only. The Council’s draft Housing Allocations Policy is open for consultation that will close at midnight on Wednesday 14th January 2026.
From Spring 2026 the Home Choice Plus Partnership will no longer exist. The three local authority partners - Bromsgrove, Stratford on Avon and Wyre Forest - will be implementing stand alone housing register policies and systems individually. You do not need to do anything at the moment, but we will be contacting you with more information about this in the New Year.
For Wyre Forest District Council, a new policy and system will be in place from April 2026 and the Council will contact you by email with more information and about how to reregister in the new year. Please make sure your email address is up to date on Home Choice Plus.
After the Christmas and New Year period, Home Choice Plus has returned to its usual weekly bidding cycle.
The cycle runs from just after midnight on a Tuesday and ends at midnight the following Monday night.
Remember that you don't have to bid as soon as the cycle goes live - your position for any property you place a bid on will depend on your banding and band start date. When you place the bid is not taken into account.
Any questions about your application, please get in touch with the local authority or its agent dealing with your application.
This year on Home Choice Plus, there will be a 2 week bidding cycle over the Christmas period.
The 2 week cycle commences on Tuesday 17th December 2024 and will run until midnight on Monday 30 December 2024.
The usual weekly bidding cycle will start again from Tuesday 31 December 2024.
The government has issued a response to last year's consultation on proposed changes to social housing allocation tests. The response can be read here: Government response to the consultation on changes to social housing allocation tests - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
