what is a council house

A council house is a house for families to live in and is also known as a local authority house.
Council houses are operated by The local council's or housing associations.
They were built to help the over crowded people get re homed, and are given secure Tenancy's so the tenants feel save. Nowadays tenants like to move from there council house because they need to be closer to work, or family, or because there are not enough bedrooms in their current property, so the tenants go on a list with their local council called a " waiting list "
It could take months, or even years to find the correct property for the tenant, so the tenant can also look for an " Exchange " which is called a " council house exchange " or council exchange or home swap or a mutual exchange. Finding a property by doing a house exchange is never easy.
That too can be a long waiting game.
The options of trying to find a house exchange are wide because the tenant could advertise in shop windows, papers, flyers, word of mouth, or even advertising on the internet. The internet has a wide selection of council house exchange websites,
some sites are free, and some sites charge. A lot of the free sites have time wasters, where the paid sites have a lot more genuine people looking for an exchange.
A lot of the council house exchange websites are different. Some have forums which is good for those who have never done a house exchange before and are looking to ask questions, or to read comments between other people looking for an exchange, as this is all helpful.
Some people also find a home swap by doing a multi swap. This consists of a list of tenants in different properties and even different types of housing. But all together can make an exchange with other people on the list. This can take a lot of time, but does work at times. A lot of people who have been looking for a home swap for a long time, will go to great lengths to find a house exchange, and a lot will consider a multi swap.
The council do not have any problems with tenants finding a home swap, as long as the property is the correct size, and the tenant has not got any rent arrears. A home swap can take up to 6 weeks to go thro.


To find a house exchange online visit councilexchangeswaps.co.uk. Councilexchangeswaps.co.uk provides a mutual exchange advertsing service to tenants.