Apply for Housing
To apply for housing in North Hertfordshire, you need to join the Common Housing Register. You can apply to join by completing a single application form.
The Register is managed by the North Hertfordshire Housing Partnership.
Who can apply
We welcome applications to join the Common Housing Register. Anyone aged 16 or over is eligible to apply.
Occasionally, an application or an applicant may not be able to remain on the register.
How to apply
You can apply online for housing in North Herts at Home4U
. If you have medical issues which are affected by your housing, please complete the medical assessment form. Send the completed medical form, with the medical evidence required, to the same office you sent your housing application: the Council, Howard Cottage Housing Association or North Herts Homes (see contact details).
If you are not able to apply online, you can download the housing application form and medical assessment form.
Housing Application Form (283 KB) ![]()
Medical Assessment Form (188KB) ![]()
If you are not able to download the housing application form or medical form, you can obtain the forms from the Council offices, or from the offices of Howard Cottage Housing Association or North Hertfordshire Homes. The contact details are:
- North Hertfordshire District Council, Housing, PO Box 480, M33 0DE 01462 474000
- North Hertfordshire Homes, 43 Station Rd, Letchworth SG6 3BQ 01462 704101
- Manor House, 21 High St, Baldock SG7 6AZ 01462 633392
- 66 Bancroft, Hitchin SG5 1LL 01462 704111
- Royston Town Hall, Melbourn St, Royston SG8 7DA 01462 704116
- Howard Cottage Housing Association, Pioneer House, Norton Way South, Letchworth SG6 1NY 01462 683307
Change of address
Once you have registered on the housing register it is your responsibility to notify North Herts Housing Partnership of any change in your circumstances (eg if you have a baby, you change your job, you move house etc).
If you change your address you will need to complete a new a housing application form with details of your new property. You cannot register a change of address online at the moment: please download the paper form, complete it with the change of address details, and sent it to North Hertfordshire District Council, North Herts Homes or Howard Cottage Housing Assciation, wherever you originally applied to join the housing register.
Housing in Stevenage
If you wish to apply for properties in Stevenage, you should contact Stevenage Homes
.
