Maine Stays / Councils / Rugby
For Rugby housing officersSomewhere proper for the households Rugby places.
A home with a kitchen, a living room and bedrooms, rather than a single room with a shared bathroom.
Placements
How a whole home fits a placement.
Move-on is part of every placement. Agreeing the likely length of stay at the start, then reviewing it as the case develops, keeps the home available for as long as the household needs it.
Temporary accommodation budgets are under pressure across the country. Knowing exactly what a placement includes, from bills to Wi-Fi to cleaning between households, helps officers compare options properly.
The authority
Placements for Rugby.
Rugby Borough Council is the housing authority for Rugby, Hillmorton, Bilton, Dunchurch, Long Lawford, Wolston, Brinklow and Binley Woods.
The borough borders Coventry to the west, where Sullivan Heights and Humber Hub are.
The Rugby borough runs from Rugby town and Hillmorton out to villages such as Wolston, Brinklow and Binley Woods on the Coventry side. Where a household's ties run towards the city, a Coventry home can suit a Rugby placement. Maine Property Solutions looks for whole homes in the borough itself too.
What we provide
The placements we can support.
Suitability information
The size, facilities and safety papers of each home, set out.
Clear availability
Which dates are free, stated before anything is agreed.
Move-on planning
Length of stay reviewed as the case develops.
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.
Tell us the household
How many people, the bedrooms and any access needs.
Match a home
Only a home that fits the household is offered.
Written agreement
The council books and the terms are set down.
Stay and review
The length of stay is reviewed as the case moves.
Landlords
Own a home in the Rugby borough?
Own a home in the Rugby borough 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 the homes furnished?
Yes. Homes come furnished, with bills and Wi-Fi included.
Can a stay be extended?
Where the home is free, yes. Extensions are agreed with the council in writing.
Can council staff and contractors book too?
Yes. Council staff, agency teams and contractors working on council projects can book a whole house.
What standard does a home meet before it is offered?
A home is offered for a placement only once its certificates, its fire risk assessment and the written consents are in place.
Can a family with children be placed?
Yes. Family-sized houses with their own kitchen and bathroom are an alternative to bed and breakfast.
Is a placement in your homes outside our district?
Yes, for our Coventry homes. Section 208 of the Housing Act 1996 then requires notice to Coventry City Council as the receiving authority. We can confirm the home's details for that notice.
Where are the homes for Rugby placements?
The borough borders Coventry to the west, where Sullivan Heights and Humber Hub are.
Can landlords in the Rugby borough 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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