HomeView is a service run by Fosseway Housing Association on behalf of the Council. The services offered by HomeView include:

• A free, impartial, independent and comprehensive housing advice service
• Advice and Assistance for homeless households
• A lettings service advertising available homes in the Cotswold District
• A rent deposit guarantee scheme.

Comprehensive Housing Advice
The advice service is free, confidential, impartial and independent. It is also available to everyone, regardless of your circumstances, and can offer advice on a wide range of issues including homelessness, tenant and landlord issues and wider housing options, for example, affordable rented, private rented and low-cost home ownership.

Homelessness
HomeView investigate homeless applications on behalf of Cotswold District Council, to determine whether the Council has a duty to rehouse you under homelessness legislation. They can offer you advice and assistance, and in some circumstances, may be able to offer temporary accommodation whilst your application is investigated. If you think that you are, or are about to become homeless, you should contact HomeView as soon as possible.

Lettings Service
In 1997, the Council and other housing organisations joined together to form the Cotswold Accommodation Partnership (CAP) operate a joint housing register. This is managed by HomeView and is known as the HomeView Register. It means that you only need to complete one application form to apply for, or be considered for, affordable housing to rent and buy within the Cotswold District.

Some of the CAP landlords operate a choice-based lettings service. This means that they advertise available properties and applicants can apply (known as ‘bidding’) for properties that they like. Properties are then allocated according to eligibility criteria, banding based on housing need and waiting date. You can apply to join the HomeView register and find out more about choice based lettings on this website.

Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme
The Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme has been set up to help people in significant housing need access private rented accommodation. It operates by offering a guarantee to the landlord against damage or non-payment of rent which can be claimed at the end of the tenancy and is usually equivalent to one months rent. During the tenancy, the tenant is asked to make regular payments into a rent deposit guarantee fund. This contribution is refundable at the end of the tenancy, subject to no claim being made against the guarantee.

HomeView can be contacted by ringing 08450 582 099 or at HomeView, Unit 1-6, Cirencester Office Park, Tetbury Road, Cirencester, Glos. GL7 6JJ.