Updated information on band b2 wait time
Dear Greenwich Borough Council,
Please could you answer how many people are on priority band b2 waiting for a 4 bedroom?
How long approx is the waiting time for band b2 priority waiting for 4 bedroom currently in 2025?
When was the last time band b2 waiting for a 4 bedroom was given a property as there is ever hardly any to bid on?
Does band b2 waiting for a 4 bedroom have to wait for all peoples in band b1 to be housed first before b2 gets a chance?
Does Greenwich borough offer a “out of borough” option as-well as just bidding within Greenwich to give a wider approach for people who don’t mind leaving the borough for better opportunity to be rehoused? ( not private rent as it’s not even affordable)
If so what channels are these that won’t affect you being on the housing register.
Thank you, I am Just trying to have a better understanding, as it’s not always easy to get information via phone call & I wanted updated information.
Yours faithfully,
Miss K. Evans
Dear Miss Evans,
FOI request: FOI-3998
Thank you for your request dated 17/04/2025
Your request will be answered by 20/05/2025
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Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
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Dear Miss Evans,
FOI request: FOI-3998
Thank you for your request dated 22/04/2025
Our response is as follows:
1. Please could you answer how many people are on priority band b2
waiting for a 4 bedroom?
There are a total of 830 households waiting for a 4-bedroom property (inc.
3 bed parlour properties) 54 of this number are in band B2.
2. How long approx. is the waiting time for band b2 priority waiting
for 4 bedroom currently in 2025?
It is not possible to predict an approximate waiting time as this is
dependent on the availability of vacant properties and the bidding
patterns of applicants, which we do not know. This is not an indication of
how long a case will wait but shows how long generally other cases waited
before accepting a property. This is based on all lettings of 3-bedroom
parlour and 4-bedroom properties to Band B2 cases, (14 lettings) the
average waiting time = 24.14 months.
3. When was the last time band b2 waiting for a 4 bedroom was given a
property as there is ever hardly any to bid on?
This is based on lettings of Royal Borough of Greenwich or RSL (Registered
Social Landlord) properties, where the Band of the application was Band
B2. There was an offer made in February 2024, the property was a 3-bedroom
parlour house, which are generally allocated as a 4 bed. Before that there
was an offer of a 4-bedroom house in May 2022.
4. Does band b2 waiting for a 4 bedroom have to wait for all peoples
in band b1 to be housed first before b2 gets a chance?
In line with Allocations policy, properties are allocated in priority band
order, therefore, applicants on the higher priority Bands A and B1 will be
considered before applicants on Band B2.
5. Does Greenwich borough offer a “out of borough” option as-well as
just bidding within Greenwich to give a wider approach for people who
don’t mind leaving the borough for better opportunity to be rehoused? (not
private rent as it’s not even affordable) If so, what channels are these
that won’t affect you being on the housing register.
The Council can only consider in-borough homes for people on our housing
register. If you are a council or housing association tenant you could
apply to move instead via mutual exchange. For more information please see
our website at
[1]https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/housin...
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Freedom of Information Team
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
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