My Proper HomeMutual exchange — coming soon
Stuck in the wrong council flat? Swap it.
Council and housing-association tenants across the UK want different homes — bigger, smaller, closer to family, away from a bad neighbour. My Proper Home matches you with someone who wants what you've got. Two-way, three-way, even four-way ring swaps.
Free to list · No money changes hands · UK GDPR-compliant
Sound familiar?
Council and HA transfers can take years. A mutual exchange is the fastest legal way to move — if you can find the right person to swap with.
Family's grown, flat hasn't
Two kids, one bedroom, no garden. You've been on the transfer list for three years. Bidding doesn't seem to do anything.
Wrong end of town, wrong floor
You're on the 14th floor with a broken lift, miles from family, and the area's not what it was when you moved in. A transfer never comes.
Too much space, too much rent
The kids moved out, the rent and council tax bill went up, and you'd happily downsize — but the council has no smaller stock locally.
Found a match but lost it
Someone wanted to swap on Facebook, but they pulled out and your landlord said you'd have to start over. No proper record, no recourse.
How My Proper Home Swap will work
List once, get matched automatically, swap when both landlords approve. No fees, no commission, no upsell.
One listing, photos, the lot
Describe your flat, upload photos, say what you're looking for in return. Same form whether you're council, HA, or assured shorthold.
Two-way and ring matches
Direct swaps when someone wants exactly what you've got. Three-way and four-way rings (A→B→C→A) when the perfect pair doesn't exist.
Filter by what actually matters
Garden, ground floor, lift, pets allowed, near a specific postcode, within walking distance of a school. Real filters, not just bedrooms and price.
Talk to swappers in-app
Built-in messaging so you don't hand out your phone number. Block, report, and walk away if it doesn't feel right.
Landlord approval, tracked
Every swap still needs your landlord's sign-off — we make the paperwork easy and keep both sides updated on where each application is.
One account, the whole journey
If you ever buy on the open market — Right to Buy, family inheritance, anything — your photos, profile, and history move with you. No new account.
Four steps to a swap
- 1
List your home
Photos, bedrooms, garden, what's around you. Takes five minutes.
- 2
Tell us what you want
Areas, size, must-haves, deal-breakers. The matching engine reads both sides.
- 3
Get matches
Two-way matches first, then ring swaps. Message anyone who fits.
- 4
Get landlord approval
We package the application both sides need and track it through to completion.
Built for UK social tenants
- Free to list — no fees, no card, no commission if you swap
- No money changes hands — it's a tenancy swap, not a sale
- Your landlord approves — we never bypass the council or HA process
- UK GDPR-compliant — your data, your listing, delete any time
- Council tenancy, HA tenancy, AST — works for all three
- One account for life — same login if you ever buy on the open market
Be first when it opens
Mutual exchange is launching on My Proper Home soon. Join the waiting list and we'll let you know the moment listings open — so you can be one of the first in front of every active swapper.