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Housing Waiting List - Nottingham City Council

Overview

Demand for housing in Nottingham is very high. If you're in housing need, we want to help you find a home that's most suitable for you.
Depending on your circumstances, some housing options will be more suitable to you than others. For example, we currently have 9,000 people on the Nottingham Housing Register waiting for a social home. This means that, depending on your circumstances, you could be waiting a long time before you can get a home and there may be other housing options that would be more suitable.
Qualifying for the Housing Register
Before you can apply to join Nottingham's Housing Register you will need to answer a small number of questions to see if you can.
Depending on the answers you give, if you are eligible, you will then be asked to complete some mandatory pre-tenancy training. Once this has been done, you will get a reference number that will allow you to complete an online application.
All of these three stages are done through Housing Online
Before you can answer the eligibility questions, you will need to create a Housing Online account - and you will need to have an email address for you to be able to do that.
Information about how to create a Housing Online account and how to create an email account, if you don't already have one, can be found on the Housing Online home-page along with some downloadable guides to help you.
If you're not eligible to join the Housing Register you'll be given advice and help on other housing options that are available.
Go to the Nottingham HomeLink website to find out more.

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Last updated: 30 March 2026