Mutual Exchanage

If you rent your home from the council or a housing association, you may be able to swap homes with another council or housing association tenant living anywhere else in the UK.

You can apply for an exchange if:

• You live in permanent, self-contained accommodation (e.g. a flat or a house); and
• Both you and the tenant you wish to exchange homes with, are renting your homes from the council or a housing association; and
• Both of you have secure or assured tenancy; and
• Your landlord and the landlord of the home you want to move to have given you permission to make the exchange.

You are usually not entitled to an exchange if:

• You have a starter tenancy, an introductory tenancy, a demoted tenancy or an assured shorthold tenancy; or   
• You are a shared ownership leaseholder; or
• You live in supported accommodation.

How do I arrange a home swap or exchange?

Contact your landlord to check if you can exchange your home. This is very important, as you may be evicted if you try to swap your home without permission.