Brambly Grove Property Adverts - Friday 6th November 2026
Nine further properties at Brambly Grove, Epping, will be advertised on Friday 6th November 2026, with priority given to local keyworkers.
Following the initial advertisements on 23rd October 2026, bids for the properties advertised this cycle will be considered only from keyworkers on the Housing Register who fall within the groups listed below. Priority will be given to those currently employed within the district. Please submit a bid only if you meet these criteria.
Shortlisting will follow the usual process, prioritising keyworkers in the highest band, then by date within each band.
If these properties cannot be offered to keyworkers employed within the district, keyworkers who live in the district but work outside the Epping District may be considered.
Applicants will be required to provide evidence of current keyworker status.
Please note due to the number of properties available the Rehousing Team will not be able to update individual bidders on the outcome of their bids. An officer will make contact with the successful applicants in the coming weeks.
Qualifying Keyworkers
Health and Social Care
- Ambulance Service staff
- Registered Nurses
- Midwives
- Doctors and Consultants
- Paramedics
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Mental Health Practitioners
- Social Workers
- Support Workers in regulated care services
- Residential Care and Nursing Home staff
Education and Childcare
- Teachers
- Teaching Assistants
- Special Educational Needs (SEND) staff
- Early Years Practitioners
Emergency Services
- Police Officers
- Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs)
- Firefighters
- Control Room Staff for Police, Fire and Ambulance Services
Justice and Public Protection
- Probation Officers
- Prison Officers
- Youth Offending Team staff
- Crown Prosecution Service staff
About us
HomeOption is the name of the Choice Based Lettings scheme which enables applicants to choose where they want to live by expressing an interest in (bidding on) suitable properties in areas of their choice.
The HomeOption scheme includes the following six local authority areas: Brentwood, Broxbourne, Chelmsford, East Herts, Epping Forest and Uttlesford. This also includes the transfer applicants from the Housing association Delta Housing (formerly Chelmer Housing Partnership).
Each of the local authority areas, together with Delta Housing, have their own Allocations Policy which includes eligibility criteria and prioritising applicants by a banding or points-based system.
Every week HomeOption produces a property list, which advertises the available homes within the six local authority areas. Applicants should check the property adverts and the details of each property they are interested in carefully as some of the ‘terms and conditions’ (such as amount of rent and length of tenancy) could vary significantly between different properties and different housing providers (councils and housing associations).
The need for affordable housing in the areas covered by the above local authorities is greater than the supply of social housing available. This means that most applicants will not get the opportunity to rent accommodation from a council or housing association. Therefore, you should consider alternative solutions to your housing difficulties, such as looking in the private sector.
Contact details for the above partners can be found on the contact us page