HomeHunt

If you have a HomeHunt account

Sign in to HomeHunt to find and bid for a home.

If you forget your HomeHunt password, enter your email address on forgot your password to reset it. If you do not have an email address, call us on 0191 525 5000 and select option 3.

HomeHunt accounts

You can no longer create or edit HomeHunt accounts as we move to our new online housing register. It will be available on 3 April and we will advertise available properties on our new online housing register from 12 April 2023. Find out more about our new online housing register.

Finding and bidding for a property

We advertise available properties every Wednesday at 2pm. Each advert runs for 7 days until midday the following Wednesday.

You can bid for up to 5 properties a week. Each week starts when we advertise our available properties. You must bid for or get help to bid for properties on HomeHunt.

Withdrawing a bid

If you are no longer interested in a property that you have bid on, you must withdraw your bid before the advert closes.

You can use HomeHunt to withdraw a bid or call 0191 525 5000 and select option 3.

Support is available

Your local office can support you if you:

• do not have a computer or access to the internet
• have any questions about your allocation band
• need help to fill in the online application form

If you need support or have any questions, you can:

• call 0191 525 5000 and select option 3
• visit your local office
• use the get help with HomeHunt form
• email any questions about the application to applicants@homehunt.co.uk

Further reading

Allocations Policy (PDF, 587KB)