Choice-based lettings

An alternative to the traditional points-based system used by local authorities and housing associations to allocate homes, CBL allows applicants for social housing (and tenants who want to transfer) to apply for vacancies which are advertised widely in the neighbourhood.

Further information

Monitoring the Longer Term Impact of Choice-based Lettings sets out the findings from two research studies commissioned by the former Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in 2004, focusing on the longer-term impact of choice-based lettings.

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