Apply for housing

On this page you can: 

• apply for housing 
• read our affordable housing guide
• find out about the local lettings plan 
• find out about Help to Buy schemes

To apply for affordable housing in South Cambridgeshire, you will need to create an application on the Home-Link website.

Apply for housing through Home-Link

If you require a printed form you can ask us to send you one by calling 01954 713 000.

Once you have completed your application form and supplied the relevant documents to support your application, you will be placed on the housing register.

You will also receive a welcome pack explaining the housing needs band into which you have been placed.

Home-link will allow you to look for properties across South Cambridgeshire and the 5 other neighboring authorities:

• Cambridge City
• East Cambridgeshire 
• Fenland
• Huntingdonshire
• West Suffolk

Making changes to your application

If you have a change in circumstances and need to make a change to your application form, please log in to your account, select the “My Details” section, and then click the link to complete a change of circumstances. You are able to update your contact details without completing the form.

Once we have received your revised form, we will carry out a housing needs assessment based on the new circumstances and will contact you if we need any further information.

Examples of some changes of circumstances include, but are not limited to:

• change of address
• people joining or leaving the household
• relationship breakdown
• any other material change in circumstances which will affect your housing application

We will ask for copies of supporting documents for the following changes:

• birth of a child
• change of income/capital
• death of a household member

Our affordable housing guide

Eligibility for affordable housing is determined by local incomes and local house prices.

We've produced an affordable housing guide which includes: 

• the importance of affordable housing 
• our policy 
• affordable housing providers
• types of affordable housing
• allocation of affordable homes
• housing costs

Local Lettings Plans

Local lettings plans are used to help create balanced and mixed communities.

If you would like to bid on a property with a local lettings plan in place, please read the relevant plan below before you bid. It will usually state on the advert that a local lettings policy applies. 

• Upper Cambourne 950 - Local lettings plan [PDF, 0.1MB]
• Cambridge Southern Fringe - Local lettings plan [PDF, 0.1MB]
• Marleigh Phase 1a and 1b - Local lettings plan  [PDF, 0.2MB]

Help to Buy

The government has created a range of Help to Buy products to assist those who would like to buy a property.

Help to Buy schemes are designed to make buying a home more affordable. These include:

Shared Ownership - new build and re-sales

Shared Ownership is designed for those who cannot afford to purchase a property.

This scheme allows you to purchase a percentage share and pay rent on the remaining cost on the property. You can then choose to purchase further shares in the future until you own the property outright.

This scheme can be available on both new build and second hand properties, Also known as re-sale shared ownership.

Equity Loans

The Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme is designed to help you purchase specific new-build properties from participating registered developers. Properties can be priced up to £600,000 and need as little as a 5% deposit.

The Government lends you up to 20% of the cost of your new-build home, so you’ll only need to provide a 5% cash deposit and a 75% mortgage to make up the rest.

You won’t be charged loan fees on the 20% loan for the first 5 years of owning your home.

Want to find out more? Call 0800 456 1188 or email info@helptobuyagent3.org.uk