Register for a mutual exchange

Swapping your home – applying for a Mutual Exchange

Please fill in this form when you have found someone who would like to swap homes with you. Your Housing Services Officer will use the form to decide whether the exchange can go ahead.

If we don’t give permission, your Housing Services Officer will tell you why. In some cases, permission for the mutual exchange to take place will be conditional, for example, you will be required to clear any arrears before the mutual exchange can take place.

Both parties must complete a separate application form.

We will try to ensure that we tell you our decision within 42 days of receiving this form. Consent is conditional on our receiving all the information we need. You must not exchange properties or make any removal arrangements until:

  1. Both parties have the full written permission of the landlord(s) involved.
  2. Both parties have signed Deeds of Assignment by Mutual Exchange.
  3. Both parties have met any conditions of the consent.

Please complete this application if you would like to apply to exchange your home with another housing association or council tenant.

If you are an existing tenant, please log in to our tenant portal first so we can pre-populate some of the form for you.

I am:

Your landlord details

Your Details

Date of birth

Details of the people who will be moving with you:

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Date of birth

Joint tenant

Are you, or anyone in the above list pregnant?

Have any of the above been in rent arrears?

Have any of the above been taken to court for rent arrears?

Have any of the above been investigated for neighbour nuisance?

Are you aware of any breaches of tenancy that may affect your application?

Details of your property

Property type

Floor level

Do you have access to a garden?

Is the property adapted? (e.g. level entry shower, stairlift)

I am registered with Homeswapper?

I have found a person I want to exchange with?

I want to exchange through Homeswapper?

Declaration

I have viewed and inspected the exchange property and understand that the proposed exchange can only be approved subject to the following conditions:

  • I accept full responsibility for any defects or damage to the fittings and fixtures which are not due to fair wear and tear.
  • I understand that I accept the property as seen
  • I accept full responsibility for any alterations carried out by the outgoing tenant
  • I will rectify any breaches in my tenancy agreement, such as payment of outstanding rent arrears and ensure my garden and property is in a good condition

I declare that I have not accepted any payment in connection with this exchange.

I give permission for Westfield Housing Association to disclose information to the proposed exchange’s landlord regarding my rent account, any action taken against me in respect of possession proceedings and any breach of tenancy.

I wish to mutually exchange our tenancy and authorise Westfield Housing Association to make any necessary enquiries about my existing tenancy. I understand that this may involve the enquiry of information covered by the General Data Protection Regulations

Applicant (and joint applicant if applicable)