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Your first home

It can be really stressful moving into your first home and we want to help you along the way.

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Are you aged 16 - 25? Thinking about getting your own place? Not sure how to go about it? Want the lowdown on what's involved?

Come to a workshop

We are offering extra support to people under 25. We can give you lots of practical hints to help you live in your first home. Things covered include:

• How to bid for a property through the HomeLink scheme
• Understanding the Nottingham Evening Post advertisement
• Practical support we can give you in your new home
• Tips on how to deal with debt and avoid this in the future
• Tips on getting welfare benefits such as housing benefits and job seekers allowance
• How to avoid or deal with rent arrears
• Budgeting skills
• Furnishing your first home
• Credit Unions and how to save
• Getting contents insurance for your prized possessions

These are all FREE. If you'd like to come to one (or more!), please contact Claire Reeves using the details below.

Tenant and Leaseholder Involvement Team
14 Hounds Gate
Nottingham
NG1 7BA

Tel: 0115 915 7380
Minicom: 0115 915 7447
Text: INVOLVE to 60066 followed by your name, address and phone number. We will call you back.
E-mail: gettinginvolved@nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk