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Are you on a waiting list and finding it difficult to move? You may want to consider a mutual exchange instead.

A mutual exchange is where social housing tenants swap homes with each other. Marion and Derek did just that. Here is their story:

Marion and Derek wanted to downsize to a smaller home so when they found out about http://www.houseexchange.org.uk/ they decided to give it a try. “We had reached a stage where we wanted a smaller house. We have six children and all but one has ‘flown the nest’ so we thought it was a good time to downsize. We knew that there would be a family who would really benefit from having a larger house and when we found out about House Exchange it seemed like the perfect solution.

“The website was just like an estate agent’s and it had information about the houses and pictures so we could see what would suit us best. The whole process was really quick, it took about six weeks to find the house and to move in.

Most social housing tenants are eligible to exchange, however it is worth checking with your landlord first to ensure you are not disappointed.

http://www.houseexchange.org.uk/, is a not for profit service where tenants can list their property details and also look for other tenants who want to swap homes. There are clever matching tools so you can drill down to a list of the most likely home swaps, contact them and arrange a viewing. House Exchange are currently offering a free subscription to their website, but you need to be quick though as this offer is only on until 1st of April 2011.

There are over 120,000 people registered on National Home Swap service http://www.houseexchange.org.uk/ and you can search for a home swap locally, regionally or anywhere in the UK.

Free Home Swap List – House Exchange Promotion for free subscription

National Home Swap service House Exchange is offering tenants the opportunity to register for a mutual exchange for free.
The service currently charges £6.49 for a 3 month subscription on its mutual exchange website. However on 21st March 2011 the service will be offered free for two weeks to any tenant, of any landlord looking to swap homes.
So if you want to home swap Birmingham to Plymouth or home swap Liverpool to Dorset, get on to http://www.houseexchange.org.uk/ now and register and look for those matches.
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Dundee City Council Joins House Exchange Partnership

Dundee City Council tenants can register for free Mutual Exchange list system, House Exchange.

Dundee City Council have a stock of around 13,700 homes throughout the city of Dundee. Tenants who have the right to mutual exchange can registere their details for a home swap on national mutual exchange service, House Exchange.

With over 100,000 registered tenants across the UK House Exchange offers excellent tenant choice.

Tenants looking for a home swap recommend House Exchange

what a great service and a really easy way to find a mutual exchangeElaine Yule – Aberdeen City Council House Exchange Tenant

The house exchange is excellent easy to find your way around. I am very pleased. Instead of bidding on the waiting list. and due to health problems. I help myself and found a lovely bungalow due  to house exchange . Thankyou
Debbie Morgan – Leeds Homes House Exchange Tenant

House Exchange is a good thing to have as it does mean that you don’t have to wait long like you would on a normal waiting list.
Fatuma Ahmed – Southwark House Exchange Tenant

I have just found out about this system and think it’s a brilliant idea. It was an easy process to register
Mia – Housing for Women House Exchange Tenant
Fast easy and very helpful got my perfect exchange thanks to the site
Charlene – Yorkshire Metropolitan Housing House Exchange Tenant
 
This is the best place to find or exchange houses : fast, easy, good choices
Mikaeel – CBHA House Exchange Tenant

Very easy to use. recommend  to anyone wanting an exchange.
Douglass – Edinburgh Council House Exchange Tenant

excellent service as you can search all areas in the comfort of your own home...very easy to use in helping for homeswap. would recommend.
Lisa Whittle - Freebridge House Exchange Tenant

To advertise your property for a mutual exchange go to http://www.houseexchange.org.uk/

For general home swap information go to http://www.home-swap.org.uk/

Home swap website gives information to tenants looking for a council house swap

General information website http://www.homeswap.org.uk/ provides free information for tenants who are looking to mutual exchange.

Tenants can find information about how to find their home swap, how to attract swappers and details of the mutual exchange process.

There is also information on job hunting, schools, finance and grants, removal serivces and some handy hints and tips when moving with children and pets.

Free Home Swap Website welcomed by Council House Tenants

We recently asked Council House Tenants across the UK who have used House Exchange what they though of the website. Here is what they had to say.

What a great service and a really easy way to find a mutual exchange
Elaine Yule, Aberdeen City Council Tenant

House Exchange is a good thing to have as it does mean that you don’t have to wait long like you would on a normal waiting list.
Fatuma Ahmed, London Borough of Southwark Tenant

A fantastic website with all the tools to make peoples' dream house come true.
Syeda Parvin, Leeds City Council Tenant

Its a good way to find a house
H King, Great Yarmouth Council

I find it is very easy to use and the 3 way options makes it so much easier to find suitable houses
Peter, Waveney District Council Tenant

The  site is great  I had wanted to move for a while so when I heard about it I registered  I got a great home swap straight away with a luvley
Lynne Ormsby, Leeds City Council Tenant

Very easy to search and use. So glad to have a free service!
Jo, Norwich City Council

If you are looking for a home swap - take a look at http://www.houseexchange.org.uk/ It is free to register if your landlord is partner.

Free mutual exchange list? Has your MP written to your landlord?

Help us get social housing tenants moving. We are asking MPs to write to social housing landlords in the their areas to find out if they are signed up to House Exchange or other mutual exchange site

• It is estimated up to 700,000 social housing residents want to move house but many are unable to do so - with around 9,500 wanting to move for employment reasons
• Circle Anglia's mutual exchange service - House Exchange - helps improve mobility and saves the economy money - helping thousands of people to move every year

How can you help with the debate?

• We are asking MPs to write to social housing landlords in the their areas to find out if they are signed up to House Exchange or other mutual exchange site. Email thebighousingsqueeze@circleanglia.org for a sample letter
• Search the National Housing Federation's Directory of Members and the National Federation of ALMOS Directory of Members to identify the local housing providers in your area
• We are also asking MPs to recommend http://www.houseexchange.org.uk/ to tenants who are looking to move
• Read more about our media campaign
• Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/circleanglia
• Find out more about House Exchange