Swap your home
Do you rent your home from a council a housing association or other not-for-profit landlord? Would you leave that home empty if you moved out?
You could find somewhere quickly by swapping your home with another tenant. Register with an online home-exchange service and you could move much more quickly than by using the normal rehousing process - find what you want, where you want, when you want it.
Free to join
Many Manchester landlords, and practically all those in the Manchester Housing Register (the group of not-for-profit landlords that advertise on Homefinder), use a service called Homeswapper to give you a much wider choice of homes.
You can use Homeswapper to look for a home-exchange partner in the city - or anywhere in the country. It's quick and easy to join. Say exactly what you're looking for and where you want to live, and be matched with people who are looking for a home like yours.
It's free to join if your landlord is a member of the service. Check on the Homeswapper website to see if your landlord is a member when you first use it.
If you have any questions about Homeswapper, contact your own landlord.
Find a home-swap partner online, and you could be on the move in weeks.