Maine Stays / Councils / Stratford-on-Avon
For Stratford-on-Avon housing officersSelf-contained temporary accommodation for Stratford-on-Avon.
Placements agreed with the council in writing, with the length of stay set before arrival.
Placements
How a whole home fits a placement.
Some households need a ground-floor bedroom, some need room for a carer and some are simply large. Telling us the household's needs at the start means we only offer a home that fits.
Council staff, agency workers and contractors on council projects need somewhere to stay too. The same whole houses can be booked for a project team as well as for a household.
The authority
Placements for Stratford-on-Avon.
Stratford-on-Avon District Council is the housing authority for Stratford-upon-Avon, Alcester, Southam, Shipston-on-Stour, Wellesbourne, Henley-in-Arden and Long Itchington.
Our homes are in Coventry, north of the district, with a third in Brierley Hill.
Stratford-on-Avon is a large rural district, from Stratford-upon-Avon and Alcester in the west to Southam and Long Itchington in the east. Placements there often turn on transport as much as on the home itself, so tell us which part of the district matters to the household.
What we provide
The placements we can support.
Needs first
Tell us the household's needs and we offer only homes that fit.
Written terms
Agreed with the council before the household arrives.
Checks between stays
Each home cleaned and checked between households.
Standards
Before a home is offered for a placement.
A home is put forward only when every one of these is in place:
- Its own front door, kitchen and bathroom
- Certificates for gas, electrics and energy that are in date
- A completed fire risk assessment and working detection
- Consents naming council placements from everyone with an interest in the home
- A length of stay the council has agreed
Requests
How a placement request works.
Call or send the form
The bedrooms needed, the area and the dates.
Confirm the home
We confirm which home is free and for how long.
Terms in writing
Agreed with the council before the household arrives.
Move in
The household arrives to a furnished, clean home.
Landlords
Own a home in Stratford-on-Avon District?
If you are a landlord in Stratford-on-Avon District with a self-contained home, Maine Property Solutions can take it on for council use once the lender, the freeholder and the insurer have agreed.
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 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 Stratford-on-Avon placements?
Our homes are in Coventry, north of the district, with a third in Brierley Hill.
Can landlords in Stratford-on-Avon District offer homes for placements?
Yes. Maine Property Solutions leases whole homes from landlords for council placements, with the consents a placement needs.
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