Mutual Exchanges
What is a mutual exchange?
A mutual exchange is where two or more Council or Housing Association tenants can apply to swap their homes. The 1985 Housing Act (part 4, section 92) gives tenants this right under certain circumstances.
How can I find someone to exchange with?
Sheffield Homes produce a list every month of Council and Housing Association tenants seeking to exchange their homes within Sheffield. You can see the list at:
- a local Area Housing office;
- First Point, Howden House, 1 Union Street,
Sheffield, S1 2SH;
- Sheffield Property Shop (new window), 18-22, Union Street,
Sheffield, S1 2XS;
- most Housing Association offices in the city.
If you would like the details of your home to appear in the swap list, you will need to complete a swap list application form. You can get a form and return it to any Area Housing office, First Point, Howden House and Sheffield Property Shop. Alternatively, you can contact Sheffield Homes who will send you an application form. The telephone number is 0114 273 4683.
- Your details will appear in the following month's edition of the swap list for a period of six months. After this, if you have not been successful in finding an exchange, you will need to complete another form for your details to appear in the swap list for another six months.
- For more information about the swap list you can contact Sheffield Property Shop. The telephone number is 0114 272 5363.
Can I exchange with someone outside of Sheffield?
- People who are seeking to exchange to another part of the country can look at the Homeswap list. This is a list of people from all over the country who are interested in moving to Sheffield. This list is held at First Point, Howden House. For further information about Homeswap, you can get the leaflet “Home Swap, another way to move” from any Area Housing office, First Point, Howden House and Sheffield Property Shop.