Maine Stays / Councils / Coventry
For Coventry housing officersWhole homes for Coventry City Council placements.
Maine Stays offers whole, furnished houses for households a council needs to place, with the council as the booking party and terms agreed in writing first.
Placements
How a whole home fits a placement.
Most placements start under the interim duty in section 188 of the Housing Act 1996, while the council makes its enquiries. A self-contained, nightly-paid home suits that stage: the household can move in quickly and stay together while the decision is made.
The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2003 treats bed and breakfast as unsuitable for a pregnant applicant or a family with children unless nothing else is available. Even then it limits the stay to six weeks. A whole house is a different kind of placement from the start.
The authority
Placements for Coventry.
Coventry City Council is the housing authority for the whole city, including Earlsdon, Foleshill, Tile Hill, Canley, Wyken, Radford, Allesley and Keresley.
Our Coventry homes are Sullivan Heights and Humber Hub, whole houses in the city with their own kitchens and bathrooms.
A placement in Coventry can keep a household close to its school, its work and its support, which is often what an officer is trying to protect. Sullivan Heights sleeps six and Humber Hub sleeps up to ten, so both can take a larger family. Each has its own kitchen, bathrooms and living space, with bills and Wi-Fi included. Either is offered for a placement only when the standard below is met.
What we provide
The placements we can support.
Emergency placements
Short-notice stays in a self-contained home while enquiries are made.
Temporary accommodation
Longer stays while a household waits for settled housing.
Project teams
Whole houses for council staff and contractors on council work.
Standards
Before a home is offered for a placement.
A home is put forward only when every one of these is in place:
- It is whole and self-contained, with its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance
- Gas safety, electrical and energy certificates are current
- A fire risk assessment is in place, with detection suited to the home
- The lender, the freeholder and the insurer have agreed in writing to council placements
- The length of stay has been agreed with the council
Requests
How a placement request works.
Send the need
Household size, bedrooms, the area and the likely length of stay.
See what fits
A home that meets the standard, with its dates.
Agree the terms
Placement terms in writing with the council.
Arrival
Self check-in and a named contact for the household.
Landlords
Own a home in Coventry?
Own a home in Coventry that a council could use? Maine Property Solutions, the company behind Maine Stays, leases whole homes from landlords for council placements and looks after them between households.
How landlords lease homes for council use →
Questions
Questions officers ask.
Are placements whole homes or rooms?
Whole, self-contained homes, one household to each home.
Who books the home?
The council. Placement terms are agreed with the council in writing before the household arrives.
Can you take short-notice requests?
Call 024 7745 0677. Short-notice placements depend on which homes are free that day.
What should we send first?
The household size, the bedrooms needed, the area and the likely length of stay. Please leave out names and personal details until a home is confirmed.
Are the homes furnished?
Yes. Homes come furnished, with bills and Wi-Fi included.
Is a placement in your homes inside our district?
Yes. Sullivan Heights and Humber Hub are in the city, inside Coventry City Council's own district.
Where are the homes for Coventry placements?
Our Coventry homes are Sullivan Heights and Humber Hub, whole houses in the city with their own kitchens and bathrooms.
Can landlords in Coventry offer homes for placements?
Yes. Maine Property Solutions leases whole homes from landlords for council placements, with the consents a placement needs.
Request
Send a placement request.
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