Rural Initiative

You'll be given priority if you have a local connection to the village where the home is.  If no one with a local connection is interested, we'll consider any one who is registered with North Yorkshire Home Choice.

Here's how we decide if someone has a local connection:

• If you currently live in the village and you've lived there for 6 out of the last 12 months; or

• you've lived within the village for at least 3 years out of the last 5 years; or

• you're employed in the village (employment is defined as permanent full or part time; not casual or seasonal); or

• you've an essential need to live close to another person, to provide or receive care or support, and that person has lived in the village for the last 5 years; or

• you've a close family member who's lived in the village for the last 5 years (mother, father, adult son, adult daughter, adult brother, adult sister); or

• you need to move to the village, when not doing so would cause hardship

Local Lettings Initiative

In line with the North Yorkshire Home Choice Allocations Policy, local lettings initiatives (LLI) may be introduced by partners to respond to local housing need and demand within a specific build or area. They are used to ensure best management of housing stock supporting rural and city areas with regards to demand and affordability and ensuring balanced sustainable communities.  Where there is a specific planning agreement advertised properties will refer to a S106 planning agreement. This will provide the criteria that must be met to enable a bid for housing advertised.

The LLI  will vary dependent upon circumstance.  Each individual  LLI will be presented, reviewed and approved by the NYHC Partnership Board.  NYHC will publish the name of the  local authority or landlord presenting the LLI and the name of the  development, if you require further details please contact the local authority or landlord direct.

Current Adverts 

We currently have the below properties due to be advertised from Thursday 21 April: 

• Two bedroom flat in Tadcaster
• Four bedroom house in Selby in the Flaxley Road area.

These will be advertised through North Yorkshire Home Choice from Thursday 24th June 2021. 

Qualifying criteria

You'll be given priority if you have a local connection to the local parish. 

If you currently live in the parish and you've lived there for six out of the last 12 months; or Here's how we decide if someone has a local connection:

• you've lived within the parish for at least three years out of the last five years; or

• you're employed in the parish (employment is defined as permanent full or part-time; not casual or seasonal); or

• you've an essential need to live close to another person, to provide or receive care or support, and that person has lived in the parish for the last five years; or

• you've a close family member who's lived in the parish for the last 5 years (mother, father, adult son, adult daughter, adult brother, adult sister); or

• you need to move to the parish, when not doing so would cause hardship.

If no one with a local connection is interested, we'll consider people with a connection to the wider district before the whole North Yorkshire Home Choice partnership. 

A copy of the Local Lettings Initiative for these Selby homes can be found below by clicking on the relevant agreement. 

Current Local Lettings Initiatives 

Please see below a list of our current Local Lettings Initiatives which will be used on any subsequent advertising until the expiry date.