Search for: Search Home Your home Your voice Find a property Help and advice About Us Contact us Lettings policy Cornerstone is a Housing Association which has over 1375 general needs properties. Cornerstone does not have any sheltered or supported housing schemes within its housing stock. Cornerstone does not keep its own waiting list. Property vacancies are normally let through Devon Home Choice, a regional choice based lettings scheme. Click here to read more about how to apply for a property. Cornerstone assists the local authorities to carry out their duty towards the homeless and to allocate homes to people in housing need. All applicants who apply for housing through Cornerstone are treated fairly regardless of race, colour, ethnic or national origins, gender, sexuality, religion, age, physical disability, mental health, political views or marital status. We are committed to a fair and transparent housing policy to provide housing for people in greatest need. Cornerstone is committed to creating and maintaining sustainable communities. Access to our housing There are several methods by which we may be able to provide rented housing. Devon Home Choice (DHC) – The majority of our property vacancies for rent are advertised through DHC and applicants who have registered are able to bid for them. The property is normally offered to the bidder in the highest band who has been in that band the longest. Click here for more information Mutual exchange – Tenants of Cornerstone, a local authority or another housing association may be able to exchange properties with another tenant depending on the type of tenancy they have. Click here for more information Management Moves – Cornerstone does not operate an internal property transfer service for its tenants, to register for a move tenants should apply to DHC or HomeSwapper for a mutual exchange. We may consider moving tenants outside of DHC, but under the guidance of the DHC Policy, in exceptional circumstances. Moves will be subject to the availability of a suitable home and will be at the discretion of the Head of Housing. This could include: • where a tenant wishes to downsize to a smaller home • where a tenant requests to move only once during major property modernisation • where there is a prolonged neighbour dispute and there is no reasonable legal or other remedy available. Home ownership options Shared Ownership – Cornerstone has a small number of shared ownership properties. Vacancies are advertised through the Government backed Help to Buy South West (the official website for all Shared Ownership housing). Applicants can contact help to buy for more information. Rentplus – These are rent to buy homes and different criteria and processes apply for applicants which are set out in the Rentplus lettings process and criteria document. Click here for more information on rent to buy. Lettings Policy Our Lettings policy covers multiple criteria which you should review before moving into one of our properties. Our lettings criteria – Our criteria for which people are NOT eligible for housing by Cornerstone. Property occupancy criteria – Details on minimum and maximum occupancy, visiting children, bungalows and adapted homes and age restrictions. Tenancy Fraud Right to review – Applicants for housing have the right to request a review of the following: • Refusal for housing • Type of tenancy offered • Length of a fixed term tenancy Contact Cornerstone House Western Way Exeter EX1 1AL Tel no: 01392 273462 Email: mail@cornerstonehousing.net Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm Colleagues Connect with us Terms of Use Cookie Policy Privacy Policy © Cornerstone Housing. All rights reserved. Website by Daneswood We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok