Bostäder i Borås housing queue

Alongside ordinary rentals, Bostäder i Borås lets 492 student homes in Alideberg, Centrum, Hässleholmen, Norrby and Simonsland, apartments for anyone aged 65 or over, plus parking spaces, garages and storage. Everything is applied for through the same applicant account, and registering is free. There is no annual fee. Income support and establishment allowance count as income. Before a contract they take a credit check and data from Kronofogden.

The queue runs on points. When an ordinary home falls vacant you register interest, and among the applicants who meet the letting rules, the one with the longest queue time gets it. It is not a municipal housing agency with a numbered place, but the points count from the day you join. That is why registering early is worthwhile, even before you start looking. Two exceptions sit outside the points: student homes are first-come, first-served, and point-free apartments. Listings that have already been advertised once without being let. Go to whoever registers interest first. You can apply for point-free and ordinary homes at the same time.

Bostäder i Borås publish no average queue time. How long it takes depends on the area, the size of the home and how many applicants with a longer queue time apply for the same one. To keep your points you need to log in at least once every six months. If you rent a point-free apartment you keep the points. If you swap homes with another tenant, though, the points reset, and you may not apply for another home with them for a year from the move-in date.