Welcome to homehunt^® Servite.

Servite aims to give you as much choice as possible when it comes to applying for a house. It should be quick and easy to register with us and our specially designed information pack will also let you know how you can apply for priority.

We don't hold "waiting lists" any more. All our vacant properties will be advertised and all you have to do is let us know which you'd like to be considered for, at the time you want to move. The information pack has more details.

The first step is to get yourself registered and you can do this online, over the phone or in person at our Broughty Ferry office.

Happy homehunting!

Gill Donoghue
Housing Services Manager
Servite Housing Association


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Registering

You need to register with us before you can apply for a house - but registration is a very quick and easy process.

All we need is your name, address and date of birth, and the names and dates of birth of everyone who will move with you, and we ask you to sign a few simple statements to confirm that you are eligible for housing under our scheme.

Registration is completed 'whilst you wait' at our Broughty Ferry office (or you can apply by post, telephone, or online, although these methods will take longer as we will post out a short form for you to sign and return).

As a registered homehunter, you will receive a guide to homehunt^® Registration Pack. This includes information about how to apply for advertised houses, and forms to register for Priority Passes (which are explained later on in this leaflet).


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Applying

Once registered you can apply for any property that is advertised (as long as the property is suitable - e.g. it would not result in overcrowding, or there are no restrictions on who can apply stated in the advertisement - for example, sheltered housing is normally reserved for those of retirement age and above).

When you see an advert for a property you are interested in, you should apply for it by telling us your registration number and the property's address. You can do this in person at our Broughty Ferry office, or by phone, by post, or online - but you must do this before the closing date and time specified in the advert. If you have a Priority Pass , it will be recognised automatically.

You can apply for as many advertised properties as you wish at any one time. However, if you qualify for more than one offer at the same time, we will assume that the property you apply for first is your first choice, and so on, in the order you chose to apply. If you qualify for an offer on one house, we will disregard any later applications you have made, so the order in which you apply could be very important to you.

Similarly, if there is nothing you like advertised, or perhaps it is not a convenient time to move, there is no need to apply. All we ask is that you confirm once a year that you wish to remain Registered with us for housing.


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Downloadable homehunt Guide

You can find all the information stated above and more by viewing or downloading the following file: Servite Housing Association.pdf

To view this file, you may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5 or above, it is freely available for use and can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com

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Data Protection:

Servite Housing Association will hold the information you provide when Registering or other additional related information you may provide together with any that is obtained by the Association from a third party in accordance with our homehunt^® policy and the Association will use this information solely for the purpose of operating the Association's homehunt^® service and for administrative and statistical purposes. The Association will not disclose any information without your written consent unless it is required to do so by law or by its regulators.