Housing allocations policy - Circumstances where a nomination can be refused

With the Local Government Ombudsman Investigation into complaint no 11 011 766 against Kettering Borough Council (16.01.13) in mind, the Council’s partner organisations who have signed up to the Council’s Housing Nominations Agreement reserve the right to refuse a nomination made on one of its properties, for example:

• on risk or management grounds, for example where a perpetrator of domestic violence, hate crime or other offences would be re-housed close to previous victims
• on affordability grounds, where it is clear that the sustainability of the tenancy would be at risk based on the household’s income 30
• where an applicant’s housing details differ from those held by the Council • where the applicant has gained an advantage by providing false information or by withholding false information
• where the applicant exhibits behaviours that would disqualify him/her from becoming a tenant as set out in Section B/3 – non-qualifying persons
• where the applicant is considered by the housing association not to be ‘tenant ready’ and therefore unable to maintain or sustain a tenancy