Transfers

You can apply to transfer to most areas within the Guinness Partnership if you are a Partnership tenant.

You must meet the following conditions:

• Be a Guinness Partnership tenant
• Have a clear rent account
• Have kept to the terms of your tenancy agreement
• Allow a tenancy inspection to be carried out on your current home if required
• Not be on a Starter or Assured Shorthold tenancy
• If moving to sheltered or supported housing, you need to be sure that the appropriate level of support has been arranged

How long are the waiting lists?

Some areas do not have transfer waiting lists at all because 100% of their properties are allocated through the local authority. At most 25% of an area's properties are available for transfer. To find out if an area you are interested in has a transfer waiting list, check our listings by local authority area.

When waiting lists exist, they vary in length according to the level of demand and the number of properties available.

Your place on the list might also vary from one area to another because different local criteria sometimes exist. Possible criteria include:

• Waiting time
• Points based on need
• Local connections

Next steps

• Make sure the area you are interested in has properties available for transfer - contact the local office.
• Ask for a transfer application form or download the Guinness Trust form here. If you want to transfer to an area outside South East England, please ask the area office for the local form.
• Return the form to your area office - if you meet the criteria, you will be added to the waiting list.
• You will need to sign a new tenancy agreement before you can move to another property.