Applying for a council home

Darlington HomeSearch is here! A new way to apply for a home in Darlington

Darlington Borough Council Housing Services has left the Tees Valley Lettings Partnership and we have been working hard to bring you our new, stand-alone digital lettings platform, Darlington HomeSearch [external link].

The Darlington Borough Council Housing Allocation policy [pdf document] has been approved by Cabinet and our council housing will now be allocated according to the new policy.

We reviewed our housing priority bands. Summary of housing priority bands [pdf document].

Please visit the Darlington HomeSearch [external link] page to register your account and see our advertised.

Please be aware the demand for all types of social housing in Darlington is extremely high. This means the waiting time for applicants has significantly increased.

Do you need some help to get started?

We have created the following guides to help you register and start using Darlington HomeSearch.

How to register [pdf document]

How to upload your documents [pdf document]

How to bid for properties [pdf document]

Frequently Asked Questions

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Darlington Borough Council is the largest social housing landlord in Darlington.

We have a range of properties available including:

• 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses
• 1 and 2 bedroom apartments
• 1 bedroom bungalows

We also offer:

• 50+ housing
• Mutual Exchange
• New Council housing