🏠 Do I Need to Bid for a Council Home?

No, you don’t need to bid.
Tendring District Council uses a direct let system to offer homes.

📝 How It Works

1. When a home is available, we make a list of people who:
   • Are suitable for the home
   • Have chosen to live in that area
2. The list is sorted by priority bands:
   • Band A is the highest
   • Band E is the lowest
   • People who’ve been in their band the longest are placed higher
3. The home is offered to the person with:
   • The highest band
   • Who’s been in that band the longest
4. If they say no, we offer it to the next person on the list — and so on until it’s taken.