Local Connection Policies

In some areas we take rural local connection into account when we decide who to offer the property to. Sometimes we give priority to people who have a rural local connection to the village or parish where the property is.

Who has a rural or parish local connection?

You may have a local connection to an area or parish if:

• you have lived in the area for 3-5 years.
• you have family members (parents, siblings, or children) who have lived in the area for 3-5 years.
• Exceptional reasons

How we take local connection into account when letting properties

We consider your local connection before your priority band. If we advertise a property in a rural parish connection area, we will usually offer the property to people with a local connection to this parish in the first instance. Only once all the people with a local connection to the parish have been considered would we offer the property to people with a local connection to surroundings parishes and after that, other bidders in band order.