Six councils and fourteen housing associations are currently members of Locata.

Locata Overview

In order to get a new home you will need to bid for a property in the Locata HOME magazine or using the website. The councils and housing associations in the Locata scheme no longer allocate empty properties to people who haven't bid through Locata.

Every two weeks Locata produces a free magazine called Locata HOME, where you can find all the empty homes that are available for letting. You can then decide whether you want to be considered for any of the advertised properties by making a bid.

Information on who can bid for properties and how to bid can be found in the Locata HOME Scheme User Guide

As well as giving you more choice about where you want to live, Locata will also give you a better idea of how long it might take you to get a new home.

In the Locata HOME Magazine we will tell you about how homes in previous editions that have been let. You can find this information on the Feedback page. It will show you what level of priority the successful bidder had and how long they had waited for a new home.

If you need any more information about Locata, or about how to use Locata to bid for a new home, go to the Scheme Guide link above. A paper copy of the Scheme Guide is available from your local library or housing department; you can also contact your landlord or your local council housing department.

Click on the London Boroughs map above or the Housing Associations logo below to go directly to each partners website.