Severn Vale Housing Society

New Build HomeBuy is designed to offer affordable housing by allowing people to part own and part rent a property. So, for example, you may purchase a share in a property (usually 50% but this varies on each development) and rent the remaining share from the Landlord. You can purchase additional shares in the property, this is called staircasing. This would reduce the amount of rent accordingly. This gives you the chance that in time you will own your own home outright. You can of course remain with your initial share as there is no obligation to staircase.

Severn Vale Housing provides the Helpline Community Alarm Service to people of all ages in the Tewkesbury Borough and Cotswold Areas.

Helpline is a way of getting help through your telephone system quickly and efficiently 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. It consists of a small personal radio transmitter called a pendant that can be worn around the neck, clipped to clothing or worn on a wrist strap.

What is retirement housing?

It is specially designed accommodation, mainly for older people, which is available for rent. There are thirteen sheltered housing schemes around the Borough, a total of over 400 units of secure, affordable housing. There are variations between the retirement housing schemes, but mostly they provide the following features:

Right to Buy or Right to Acquire your Home

Many Severn Vale homes are eligible to be purchased by their occupants.

You may have the Right to Buy your home if you were a tenant of Tewkesbury Borough Council before transfer to Severn Vale in 1998. This is known as a Preserved Right to Buy. Alternatively you may have the Right to Acquire your property if you have been a Severn Vale tenant for more than two years and your home is eligible for purchase.

The Society has a range of stock including retirement housing across the whole of the Tewkesbury Borough area and some properties in neighbouring local authority areas.

If your circumstance change or you require relocation within the borough it is possible to Exchange your property with another Severn Vale tenant. Severn Vale has created a register where our tenants can advertise their property for a potential move. This register can be seen on this website (here) and also in the reception area of our office at Shannon Way, Ashchurch. Please visit our Application Forms and Guides section to see our process and application form (here).

In addition to our mutual exchange list you can also register with HomeSwapper, a website for social tenants looking for a mutual exchange. HomeSwapper charge a small admin charge. To visit the HomeSwapper website or to register please click here.

We have a number of one and two bedroom apartments within Gloucester, offering ideal accommodation for those working within the City centre.