Southampton Homesearch
Changes to the Allocations system
The new online form is now available for you to register.
Homebid is:
- Changing to Southampton Homesearch
- Moving to a daily bidding cycle
- Moving from points to bands
The new system will be open for bids from Tuesday 1 April 2025.
You are required to register on the new system to ensure you remain able to bid for accommodation. If you have an active Homebid account, you will be able to continue to bid as normal in the usual way until the new system is live.
Online form
The new online application form is now open, and you are able to use it to register for Southampton Homesearch. Please use the link below to complete the application form.
You will need an email address to register. You must ensure that you use your own email address as we will use this to send you communications, and for you to access your account.
Before you can apply to join Southampton Homesearch, you will need to create an account. Once you have created an account, you will then be able to log in and complete the online form.
Register for Southampton Homesearch
Southampton Homesearch
Southampton Homesearch will replace Homebid in April 2025. It will not open for bids until this time.
If you already have an active Homebid account, please continue to bid in the usual way. You will still need to set up an account for Southampton Homesearch for when this goes live in April 2025.
For those who do not have an active Homebid account, your new Southampton Homesearch application will be processed and, if accepted, you will be able to bid from April 2025.
Visit Southampton Homesearch.
I do not have an email address
It is very easy to set up an email account; some of the more popular options include:
Alternatively, if you have a family member or support worker who can manage your account for you, they can set up an email account for you and register on your behalf. If someone is creating an account on your behalf, they must remember to enter your name on the first screen not their own.
Bidding
There will be changes made to the way properties are advertised from April 2025.
Properties will be added to Southampton Homesearch as they become available, and will be advertised for seven days. This means that properties are added daily.
Your account can be set up so that you are notified of any new properties added that may meet your housing need. Applicants will still have three bids to use. If you are not successful in a bid for a property when it is allocated, you will be able to reuse that bid on another property.
Contact us
If you have any questions or would like support, please contact us:
