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Housing support for older and vulnerable people
Find out about our Older and Vulnerable People’s Support Service, get information about how to apply for Sheltered Housing, and find out about our handyman service.
Apply to move to the seaside or the country
Seaside and Country Homes
Older council and housing association tenants living in London can apply to transfer to a one or two bedroom flat or bungalow outside the capital.
This is called Seaside and Country Homes and is part of Housing Moves, a transfer scheme set up by the Mayor of London to give social housing tenants more opportunity to move to a different area.
Who can apply and how to apply
Secure council tenants or assured housing association tenants living in London who are:
- aged 55 or over and applying as a single person
- aged 55 or over and applying as a two-person household with their partner, joint tenant or registered carer
Apply for Seaside and Country Homes (London.gov.uk)
Priority
Applicants transferring from bigger properties are given priority. But all applications from the borough depend on funding being available.
Property locations
There are available properties along the southwest coast from Cornwall through the countryside from Shropshire to Cambridgeshire, over to Norfolk and Lincolnshire in the east.