Important information: New Housing Register
The Trent & Dove Housing Register closed on Tuesday 1 September 2026. East Staffordshire Borough Council (ESBC) has introduced a new Housing Allocations Policy and now manages the register and all applications and re-registration.
If you have received a letter inviting you to re-register, please complete an application to the Council at your earliest convenience.
New applicants will need to apply to the Council.
For more information, visit: https://www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk/housing-and-property/revised-local-allocations-policy-and-insourced-housing-register
Key dates
- 1 September - applications to the new Housing Register managed by ESBC opened.
- 1 September to 30 November 2026 - The current Housing Register will continue to operate as normal, and homes will continue to be advertised and allocated.
- 1 December 2026 - ESBC takes over management of the Housing Register and Lettings Service, and the new Housing Register goes live.
New allocations policy requirements
The Council's new Housing Allocations Policy introduces a managed Housing Register. This means that applicants will need to:
- Have an identified housing need
- Meet local connection requirements
- Meet the Council's eligibility and qualification criteria
Priority will be given to households with the greatest housing need.
Please note that current priority bands will not automatically transfer to the new Housing Register, and some applicants may not qualify under the new policy.
Housing Register
Applications and re-registration are now managed by East Staffordshire Borough Council.
For more information about the changes, including frequently asked questions, visit ESBC's Housing Allocations webpage.
Homes outside East Staffordshire
We also have homes in South Derbyshire, Lichfield District Council and North West Leicestershire. If you'd like a home in one of these areas, please register directly with the relevant local authority. They'll pass your details to us and, if you're successfully matched to a Trent & Dove property, you'll be nominated by the local authority.
How to bid on homes
Homes available through Trent & Dove are advertised on our Find a Home page. If you're registered and have a bidding number, you can express your interest in available properties there.
Find out how bidding works and view available homes.
If you disagree with a decision (until 1 December 2026)
If you're unhappy with a decision about your housing application, you have the right to request a review. This could include decisions about your eligibility, priority band or how your application has been assessed.
You should request a review in writing within 21 days of receiving your decision. A senior officer who was not involved in the original decision will review your case and let you know the outcome.
For full details of the review process, please read our Lettings Policy.
Already living in a social housing home?
If you're already a social housing tenant and would like to move, you can use HomeSwapper to swap homes with another social housing customer. It's often a quicker way to move than joining a housing register.
Living in a Trent & Dove home
If you are successful in securing a property, our lettings team will walk you through our tenancy agreement which outlines the roles and responsibilities of Trent & Dove as your landlord, and you as our tenant. A simplified version of a Tenancy Agreement can be found here.
Current developments
Our development team are always busy building new homes to help meet demand.
