Our secure council tenant offer to Winstanley and York Road residents
When will I be required to move?
Since we assumed full responsibility for the Winstanley Neighbourhood Regeneration Project, we have been working closely with the appointed architects to review the current phasing plan. This work enables us to provide more accurate timescales for when individual households will be required to relocate.
Residents will be informed of their confirmed moving date approximately six months in advance, as part of the pre‑move rehousing interview process.
- Coming soon - Phasing plan and timeline for development
Rehousing commitments
Regardless of how the regeneration plans may adapt and develop as they are delivered, we continue to have the following clear commitments, as detailed in the October 2014 council tenant rehousing information booklet.
Details of the offer:
- You will be offered a new home on a social rent within the regeneration area
- The social rent of your new build property in the scheme - whether on the off-site or in the main regeneration area - assuming it is of the same size in terms of bedrooms, will be the same as your current rent at the time of moving from your existing property
- If you are moving to a different sized property in order to meet your assessed need, your social rent will be assessed in line with council rent setting policies
- Social rents continue to be set well below the market or equivalent affordable rent levels
- The new home will have no less security of tenure than you have now and you will retain your Right to Buy
- The size of the new home will be based on your assessed housing need at the time of the move
- The number of bedrooms in your new property will be determined by the size and composition of your household
- There will be no studio accommodation – single person households, lone pregnant women and couples will be allocated a self-contained one-bedroom property meeting current space standards
- Medical and other professional reports will be considered when requests for additional rooms are made to meet a medical or social need
- If you are currently under-occupying your property by more than one bedroom, you will be offered a new home which has one room above your assessed need only, you will be offered incentives to encourage you to downsize to a property which meets your assessed need
- The development will be phased to minimise the use of temporary housing, with the intention being for one move from your current property straight into your new home
- The new home will meet the Mayor of London’s quality and size standards
- If you are a secured tenant and lived in your property for over one year you will be entitled to a statutory Home Loss Payment – an amount set by central government – to compensate you for the move
- You will also receive a disturbance payment for other reasonable moving costs incurred, such as:- removal costs; the disconnection and reconnection of services and appliances; the removal and reinstallation of moveable fixtures and fittings; new window dressings (up to a value to be determined); redirected mail; and incidental administrative costs incurred by a change of home (e.g. change of driving licence address)
- Any money owed to the council would be deducted from the overall compensation payment
- You may be eligible for further compensation, as detailed in the tenants re-housing booklet (October 2014)
When people will not qualify for a new home
There are circumstances where people will not qualify for a new home in the redevelopment:
- If you are not a lawful occupant of the property (the named tenant is not occupying the property as his/her one and only principle home)
- If you are temporarily housed in your accommodation, awaiting your permanent offer from the council
- If you are privately renting from a council leaseholder
- If you have had a notice of seeking possession served against you for a breach of tenancy conditions (e.g. antisocial behaviour or rent arrears) and you have failed to comply with agreed terms of the court order
If you are homeless or threatened with homelessness, you should get advice and help to find a solution to your housing problem as soon as possible.
New development homes
- Your new home will be provided with carpets or other flooring (including underlay or sound proofing), blinds or curtains as required
- You will have the option to have an oven/hob, fridge freezer and washing machine/dryer fitted
- We will work with residents where possible to inform aspects of the internal layout of the new homes (e.g. where adaptations are required, where there is the opportunity to have an open plan living area etc.)
- If you consider adaptations will be required to your new home, then we will carry out an occupational needs assessment
- Any adaptations would be made prior to you moving in
- You will be able to express a preference of floor levels; however, properties will be prioritised on a need basis, with ground floor properties most likely being allocated to those with mobility or other relevant health conditions
Voluntary early move
All tenants have the option to request an earlier move into existing Council housing stock rather than waiting for a new‑build home within the regenerated estate.
We understand that some residents may prefer not to wait for the delivery of new homes and would instead like to relocate sooner. Should you choose to move earlier, this will be entirely voluntary. In such cases, you will be rehoused within existing Council housing stock in any area of the borough you choose, or, if preferred, in a property managed by another social landlord within Wandsworth.
Any new home offered under this option will be provided on the same social rent basis as your current tenancy, unless you choose to move to a property managed by a housing association. If your move involves transferring to a larger property, your rent will increase proportionately in accordance with the size of the new home.
Requests for early moves are prioritised according to the phasing order. To find out when your block is scheduled for demolition, please refer to the phasing plan.
If you do decide to move before your scheduled demolition phase scheduled will be offered the same Home Loss and Disturbance Payments as all other residents as detailed in the tenants offer booklet.
All existing tenancies will be eligible for the following:
- Home Loss Compensation (minus any monies owed to the Council)
- Reimbursement of removal costs (unless the Regeneration Team arranges the removals on your behalf)
- Disconnection and reconnection of services
- Disconnection and reconnection of appliances, including movable fixtures and fittings, for example light fittings
- New window dressings (for example curtains/blinds up to an agreed value) if your existing dressings cannot be used
- Redirection of mail (up to a nominated date)
- Incidental administrative costs incurred by change of home – change of driving licence, etc.
- Other reasonable expenses, to be considered by the Regeneration Team in line with Compulsory Purchase Order compensation code
If you turn down an early move offer of accommodation this will not affect your entitlement to a new home in the regeneration area.
However, if you accept the offer of a move, and associated compensation and disturbance payments, you will not be offered new-build accommodation in the regeneration scheme and you will forfeit the right to return to the regenerated area.
If you would like to move early
If you do wish to consider moving early, please fill in the Housing Application form and the medical form, and hand both forms in to us directly at our site office.
See instructions on how to complete the Housing Application form.
Winstanley York Road office
10 Lavender Road,
London
SW11 2UG
When you hand in the forms you will be required to provide the passports or birth certificates for everyone in the household.
If you do wish to move early but do not have access to a printer please contact us and we will send you an application form and help you explore your options.