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Housing allocations team

Once you have registered you can now apply (bid) for a property. Which property you can apply for will depend on the number of bedrooms you are entitled to and your category code which will be shown by the property in the magazine or online.

Where can I look at available properties?

Available properties are advertised every Friday in a free magazine called "East London lettings company choice homes."
Properties are also advertised on the East London Lettings Company (ELLC) website.
One stop shop
Neighbourhood offices
Local libraries.

Important: If you don't see any properties in your category this means that there are no available properties in your category that week so please try the following week. Please note that you will not be able to view properties without being registered.

How to bid for a property (Choice based lettings)

Once you have found a property that you would like to apply for you will need to express an interest by bidding for the property. To bid you can:

phone the ELLC Choice Homes bidding hotline on 0845 650 4125
bid online
bid by text on 0778 148 6526

Have the following information for when you bid

In order to bid, you will need the following information:

Your registration number (from your introductory letter)
Date of birth
Reference number of the property (from the advert)

Guide to bidding

Bidding opens on a property from Friday morning until Monday midnight. Please note that both the magazine and the website will have the new properties available on the Friday morning.
There is no limit to the amount of properties that you can bid for. However, you can bid for up to two properties a week
You should only bid for properties that you are serious about.

What happens I bid

The Council's allocations team will offer the applicant(s) deemed to have waited the longest time and have the highest priority. Bidding early does not make you successful (eg bidding first thing Friday morning).
If you are successful we will send you a letter containing details about what happens next
Please note that we do not contact you if you have not been successful, however you will know that you have not been successful because the property will no longer be available for bidding.