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Applying for a home with us

Cordale and Caledonia Housing Association’s provide a range of housing for people across Scotland.  How you apply for housing depends on where you want to live.

We are members of Common Housing Registers in most Local Authority areas where we have homes with the exception being West Dunbartonshire where we have a SHARED HOUSING APPLICATION FORM.  This application form allows you to complete one application giving you access to apply to join the housing lists for many more housing providers in the area that you want to live.  You can access the West Dunbartonshire Area Shared Housing Application Form here.

More details on how to apply for housing elsewhere can be found below.

For housing options and general advice in Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee City, Fife, Perth and Kinross and Stirling areas, please click here to be taken to the HUB website.

If you would like to view our other housing options in Scotland from Caledonia Housing Association please click here to be taken to Caledonia Housing Association Website.

West Dunbartonshire 

Cordale and Caledonia Housing Associations provide homes for rent within the Renton and the wider West Dunbartonshire areas. We have homes in the following West Dunbartonshire areas:

  • Renton
  • Faifley
  • Bellsmyre
  • Alexandria
  • Bonhill
  • Dalquhurn

In addition to Cordale and Caledonia homes, you can also apply for housing with Knowes Housing Association, Clydebank Housing Association, Dalmuir Park Housing Association and West Dunbartonshire Council Housing, by using the West Dunbartonshire Area Shared Housing Application Form

Click on the ‘Apply’ Button to be redirected to their website.

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Frequently Asked Questions

You can apply for a house with Cordale and Caledonia Housing Association if you are 16 years old or older.

You can download a shared application form by clicking here.

If you need any help completing the form, please contact our office — our team is happy to support you.

If you’re unable to visit us in person due to a disability or ill health, we can arrange a home visit (subject to location). To book an appointment, call us on 0800 678 1228. Alternatively, we can also assist you over the phone.e

We generally allocate house sizes according to the number of people in the household.  You can choose the type of house you wish to be considered for e.g. tenement flat lower.

The higher the demand for a house type, the longer you will have to wait before you will be offered suitable housing.

When we receive your application, we will:

  • acknowledge your application the same day we receive it
  • assess your application within 5 working days
  • request a tenancy reference if applicable
  • write or telephone you if further information is required to support your application
  • point your application in line with our Allocations Policy
  • write to you with information on your awarded points

  • Health needs
  • Overcrowding
  • Under occupation
  • Living in unsatisfactory housing conditions
  • Sharing amenities
  • No permanent accommodation
  • Social/community/family support
  • Housing circumstances
  • Relationship breakdown

How long will I have to wait?

This depends on:

  • your points and your position on the housing list
  • the houses available of your choice of house type.

 

Renton is a very popular area in which to live. We have a very high demand for our houses but have usually only very limited turnover. Given this, it could be some time before we are able to make you an offer.

 

You are advised to apply to West Dunbartonshire Council for housing as we also consider applicants from their housing register at times as well as our own.  Click here to be taken to their website and register your name for housing.

 

If your circumstances change, you must let us know immediately by contacting our office on

0800 678 1228.

We will review your application at least once a year to ensure your information is correct and that you are still interested in housing with Cordale Housing Association.

 

YOU MUST REPLY TO OUR REVIEW EVEN IF YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NOT CHANGED. IF YOU DO NOT REPLY, WE MAY REMOVE YOUR APPLICATION FROM OUR HOUSING LIST.

 

Homelessness Advice

If you are homeless or threatened with homelessness you can get advice from the local council and other advice providers.

Please click on the following links for more information: