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Mutual Exchange & Transfers
If you are an Karibu resident, you can apply for either a mutual exchange or a transfer to another Karibu home from your current location.
Residents may want to transfer for a variety of reasons including:
- Change in family size
- Need for relocation, such as job move or change in personal relationships
- A disability or medical reason
- Lifestyle changes, such as retirement
- Harassment
- Domestic Violence
- Affordability
Mutual Exchange
A mutual exchange lets you exchange your home with another Karibu resident, or with a resident from another housing association or council almost anywhere in the country. To arrange an exchange, contact your council’s housing office or any housing associations with suitable properties in the area you wish to move to.
As long as you do not have rent arrears and your home is suitable for the people you wish to exchange with, we will normally agree to a mutual exchange.
Karibu is a member of the HomeSwapper lettings scheme that allows you to advertise your home online. You can register with HomeSwapper by visiting their website www.homeswapper.co.uk
If your rent is up to date and there are no legal actions against you for breaching your tenancy agreement, you can apply for a local transfer through Locata This online choice-based lettings platform allows you to bid for available homes.
Your priority for rehousing will depend on your assessed housing need. However, please note that unless your circumstances are extremely urgent, the waiting time may be lengthy.
Transferring to Another Karibu Home
If you are a Karibu resident, you can apply to transfer to another home from your current location.
In order to transfer your home, please contact us via My Karibu app or Connect with us form, or you can download and complete the forms below:
Karibu Joint to Solo Application form
These forms should be sent to us either by email at info@karibu.org.uk or to our address below:
Karibu Community Homes
Unit 3, 8 Kew Bridge Road
Brentford
TW8 0FJ
Alternative Housing Options
Seaside and Country Homes offers older tenants of London’s councils and housing associations the opportunity to move away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
This is the Mayor of London’s housing mobility scheme that allows tenants of London boroughs or housing associations to move outside their existing borough to a different part of London. It is run by the Greater London Authority and the majority of London boroughs and housing associations are participating in Housing Moves.To find out more about the scheme and apply, visit the Housing Moves website.
FIRST STEPS is the official intermediate housing programme from the Mayor of London helping low and modest income Londoners to buy or rent at a price they can afford. In the website, you can find all the FIRST STEPS properties in one place, advertised in partnership with affordable homes property portal sharetobuy.com.
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