When you have found a property that you would like to consider an exchange with you should contact the resident directly to discuss whether they would be interested in a mutual exchange. Once you have agreed upon a mutual exchange you must contact your Housing Officer who will guide you through the process. MDHA will not unreasonably withhold consent for an exchange. However, possible grounds for refusal could be:

• Rent arrears on either of the properties being exchanged
• Legal action being taken against either resident as a result of a breach of their tenancy
• If one of the property's has been inspected and felt to be in an unsatisfactory condition

For more information on carrying out a mutual exchange please download a copy of our Transfers and Exchanges leaflet by clicking here. Or, if you would like to go onto our mutual exchange register please call us on 0800 876 6060.

Performing a Search

You can search for a property in two ways:

• By road name – type a name of a road into the search bar and press search. This will display all the properties that match your search.

• By number of bedrooms – select the button with the number of bedrooms you would like to receive in the exchange. This will display all the properties with the selected number of bedrooms.