Swap your home

Swap your home

Perhaps your family is growing, or you are struggling to look after a larger home? Maybe you want to move closer to work or school?

You could be eligible to swap your home with another Cobalt tenant, or a tenant with another social landlord to find a home that fits you perfectly, in the neighbourhood that’s right for you. You can swap your home within the city or anywhere in the UK. If you are looking to move to another housing association, district or part of the country, you can use House Exchange to find a mutual exchange outside of your current area. A mutual exchange is where one tenant agrees with another tenant to swap homes. The tenancy agreement does not change.

This free service allows you to view the very latest listings as soon as they’re available to swap. The unique three-way match service also means your chances of finding a suitable match are significantly increased.

By swapping your home you could:

  • Find a new home more quickly and agree a move date that suits you
  • Stay close to family and friends
  • Stay close to your children’s school
  • Stay close to your community organisations and religious groups
  • Save money on your home insurance
  • Save money on your energy bills
  • Reduce the need to pay bedroom tax
  • Remove the cost of maintaining a property that is too big

House Exchange is free for Cobalt tenant’s to use, but you will need to be proactive in finding an exchange partner. There are a number of groups on social media which tenants have set up themselves to find exchange partners which you can also use.

Please note, you should be looking for a ‘right-sized’ home that you will be fully occupying. While we can consider individual circumstances, we will still consider affordability of all requests.

Looking to move out of north Liverpool, or you’re a tenant from another Housing Association?

If you are looking to move to another housing association, district or part of the country, you can use House Exchange to find a mutual exchange outside of your current area. A mutual exchange is where one tenant agrees with another tenant to swap homes. The tenancy agreement does not change.

This free service allows you to view the very latest listings as soon as they’re available to swap. The unique three-way match service also means your chances of finding a suitable match are significantly increased.

To register with House Exchange you need to:

  1. Visit www.houseexchange.org.uk and choose Cobalt Housing from the drop down list to begin your registration.
  2. Once you have registered, your details will be approved and you will be sent your login information by email or post. Your property will then appear on our database and you’ll be able to search for potential exchanges online.
  3. When you have found someone to swap your home with, please fill in this form and post it to Cobalt Housing, 199 Lower House Lane, Liverpool, L11 2SF. Please note, there may be certain circumstances where we withhold permission to exchange.