We’ll consider all valid applications until we shortlist up to 5 suitable applicants. At this stage we may close the advert to new applications or it could remain on our website. If you call to apply for a home you’ve seen on our website and are told we are not accepting further applications this may be why.

Shortlisting is carried out by the relevant Community Housing Officer who will also arrange any viewings of the home as a result.

If none of the shortlisted applicants go on to rent the home, we will open it up to new applications again until we have a new shortlist.

The decisions we make to allocate homes can be  complex, with many factors considered by the Community Housing Officer in order to make an allocation that is sustainable, appropriate, affordable and in the interests of both the individual household and the local community.

In order to process your application and, if successfully allocated a home, your Coastal rent account, we will share your data with Experian and undertake checks with them.

These checks include:

• assessing the suitability of your application
• affordability of your tenancy
• verifying your identity
• checks to prevent and detect crime, fraud or  money laundering

We share details of how you manage your rent account with Experian. If you do not pay your rent on time we will inform Experian of this and it could affect your credit rating.

If you fail to make any payments due under this agreement, we will use your data and that from a credit reference agency to trace your whereabouts and recover payment. Experian may also use the details supplied to them in the future to assist other landlords and organisations to:

• assess and manage any new Occupation Contracts you may enter into
• assess your financial standing to provide you with suitable products and services
• manage any accounts that you may already hold, for example reviewing suitable products or adjusting your current product in light of your current circumstances
• contact you in relation to any accounts you may have and recovering debts that you may owe
• verify your identity and address to help them make decisions about services they offer
• help prevent crime, fraud and money laundering

If you owe money to Coastal Housing we may not accept a housing application from you until an agreement is in place to repay the debt.

If you have been evicted by another social landlord or the council because of rent arrears or anti-social behaviour, we may also refuse your application.

If you are in housing need, we strongly recommend you also enquire with other community landlords in the areas Coastal operates including:

• Bro Myrddin
• Caredig
• City and County of Swansea ​​
• Linc Cymru
• Pobl Group
• Tai Tarian​
• Valleys to Coast
• Wales and West Housing

You can also search all community landlords by local authority at the CHC Website.