Stockport Homes

We currently have over 9000 applicants registered for housing with less than 600 Stockport Homes properties becoming empty last year. For more information around your chances on getting an offer of a property please see:

 https://www.homechoicestockport.org/content/Information2/Chancesofgettingaproperty

2025 Mutual Exchange Customer Information Events

Our last customer information event in November 2024 was a great success and we supported more than 70 customers

We are in the process of planning further events to be held in Summer and Autumn of 2025

• We aim to encourage more SHG and local Housing Association tenants to register / apply for Mutual Exchange
• More applications lead to more property adverts and more choice-based options for our customers
• We will also offer advice on ‘how to market your property’ - showcasing the benefits of your current home increases the chances of a suitable property match

Dates to be advertised soon so watch this space!

Register, search and apply for a Mutual Exchange

If you reside in the Stockport Borough and are the current tenant of a SHG or other Housing Association property, please register and apply for the Stockport Mutual Exchange service here: https://www.homechoicestockport.org/

If you reside outside the Stockport Borough and wish to search for a swap to a SHG property, please register with the National House Exchange (NHE) service in the first instance: https://www.houseexchange.org.uk/ . If you identify a possible property swap with a SHG tenant via the NHE service, please contact us at: mutualexchange@stockporthomes.org and we will guide you through the local registration, application & swap request process

Mutual Exchange Advice & Support

For general queries in relation to Mutual Exchange:

Please call: 0161 217 6016 (option 2)

Please email: homechoice@stockporthomes.org

Please drop-in: Reception, Cornerstone, 2 Edward Street, Stockport, SK1 3NQ. Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4pm

Are you a current Stockport Homes or Housing Association tenant? 

Are you looking to move home but want to retain your social tenancy? 

Are you struggling to obtain a property move via Homechoice due to a low number of bidding points?  

The Mutual Exchange route could be for you! 

142 Mutual Exchanges were completed from April to December 2023 – more tenants move by Mutual Exchange than by Homechoice Transfer 

A mutual exchange is where you exchange your home with another Council, Stockport Homes or Housing Association tenant. Tenants with a secure or assured tenancy can apply via the new Homechoice Customer Housing Portal: 

www.homechoicestockport.org (further information available here)

The Customer Housing Portal contains an automatic property matching facility and enables direct communication with other registered tenants to help you identify and secure a direct 2-way property match  

Struggling to find a direct 2-way property match? A multiple-property swap might be the answer.  

Check out multi-exchange property adverts on our Facebook page: 

https://www.facebook.com/mutualexchangeSHG 

Looking to exchange out of the Stockport area? 

Stockport Homes tenants can register for FREE with the National House Exchange website   

For more information around Mutual Exchange, please contact the Team on: 0161 217 6016 (option 2) or email: mutualexchange@stockporthomes.org 

We have a new section on the Homechoice website dedicated to Medical Assessment information. 

You can find this under information within the main navigation or using the link here

We will be updating this page with more information and videos within the new year