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How to swap your Places for People home through a mutual exchange — free to list, free to swap.
Are you a Places for People tenant looking to move? A mutual exchange lets you swap your housing association home directly with another social housing tenant — no transfer list, no bidding. Places for People is one of the largest property and housing groups in the UK.
Listing your Places for People home on MutualExchange.uk is free to list and free to swap.
No listing fees, no catch. Every Premium feature is free until 1 July 2027, no card needed. After that, keep a free account or go Premium for just £1.99/month.
Yes. Mutual exchange is a legal right for eligible social housing tenants, not something your landlord can simply refuse. Council tenants get this right from Section 92 of the Housing Act 1985, and most housing association tenants with an assured tenancy from the Localism Act 2011.
Places for People must respond to a mutual exchange application within 42 days and can only refuse on specific legal grounds — such as rent arrears, the property being the wrong size for the incoming household, or a legal notice against the tenancy. Always check your own tenancy agreement for the exact terms.
List your Places for People home for free and say what you're looking for — area, size and type.
Find a match — search for a tenant who wants your area while you want theirs. They can be with Places for People or any other council or housing association.
Apply to your landlords — you both submit a mutual exchange application. Places for People and the other landlord each have 42 days to decide.
Swap and move — once both landlords consent, you exchange tenancies and move.
Yes. If you rent from Places for People on an eligible tenancy, you have the right to apply for a mutual exchange and swap your home with another social housing tenant. Places for People must consent, but can only refuse on specific legal grounds, and has 42 days to respond.
Yes. The mutual exchange process is free by law, and listing your Places for People home and finding a match here is free too. Every Premium feature is also free until 1 July 2027 — after that, keep a free account or go Premium for £1.99/month.
Yes. Cross-tenure swaps are allowed — you can exchange with a council or housing association tenant with a different landlord, as long as both landlords consent and both tenancies are eligible.
A typical mutual exchange takes around 6 to 12 weeks from agreeing the swap to moving day, including the 42-day landlord decision period.
Free to list, free to swap. Add your home and start finding your match.
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