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Racing Homes

Racing Welfare owns and manages a portfolio of 155 residential units across the UK. The accommodation is offered at a subsidised rent and the quality reflects best practice in social housing

Racing Homes is the housing association that owns and manages properties on behalf of Racing Welfare, managing 155 properties across racing centres including; Newmarket, Lambourn, Malton and Middleham.

Our portfolio focuses on providing properties for retired and young people (16-24), providing both sheltered and general needs housing. Racing Homes also offers an advice and support service those working or retired from the racing and breeding industries. Racing Homes aims to follow the very best practice in social housing, providing high-quality accommodation and support whilst charging rent at social rent levels.

Please find below applications:

Racing Homes Letting Policy

Identification Documents

Housing Application Form

Once you have filled in the relevant form then please hand it into your local Racing Welfare office or post it to Head Office.

For more information please contact Racing Welfare on 0800 6300 443 or get more advice on Racing Homes here.   

LAMBOURN
MALTON
MIDDLEHAM
NEWMARKET

LAMBOURN

Our four properties in Lambourn are made up of schemes focused on retired and young people's housing.

1-6 Fir Tree Cottages West Ilsley

These properties are let to retired staff. 

No’s 1 – 4 Fir Tree Cottages are Grade II listed period cottages with modern extensions:

  • 4 x 2 bedroom cottages.
  • Each cottage is different in size and layout but all have two bedrooms, lounge, kitchen and bathroom.
  • No’s 5 & 6 are 2 x 1 bedroom bungalows. Each bungalow has a bedroom, lounge, kitchen and bathroom.
  • Assured Shorthold Tenancies.

4 – 8 Pegasus Court Lambourn

These properties are let to working staff. 

A modern two storey courtyard development:

  • 5 x 1 bedroom houses.
  • Each property consists of a sitting room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.
  • The properties are unfurnished.
  • The building is of brick and timber construction under a tiled roof.
  • Assured Shorthold Tenancies.

Fielden Court Kingsclere

These properties are let to retired staff.

A modern purpose built development:

  • 17 x 2 bedroom flats

Peter Walwyn House

Young people’s accommodation

A converted grade II listed building:

  • 4 x bedrooms with shared facilities including a communal lounge, kitchen and bathroom.
  • The accommodation is fully furnished.
  • Excluded License Agreements.

MALTON

Our single property in Malton is specifically for young people starting out in racing.

4 Old Maltongate

Young people’s accommodation

  • 6 x bedrooms with shared facilities including a communal lounge, kitchen and bathroom.
  • The accommodation is fully furnished.
  • Excluded License Agreements.
  • “The Elm Park Suite” community IT facilities

MIDDLEHAM

Our single property in Middleham is specifically for young people starting out in racing.

1 Victoria House

Young people’s accommodation.

A converted grade II listed building:

  • 4 x bedrooms with shared facilities including a communal lounge, kitchen and bathroom.
  • The accommodation is fully furnished.
  • Excluded License Agreements.

NEWMARKET

Newmarket has a number of retirement schemes and a hostel for young people. The retirement accommodation is spread out over seven different locations proving both sheltered and general needs housing.

Childwick House

These properties are let to retired stable staff via nomination rights. 

A modern purpose built two-storey building:

  • 6 x very sheltered studio flats.
  • These flats are designed for individuals with personal care needs.
  • There is 24 hour care provision on site and applications are subject to a formal allocations process.
  • Assured Tenancies.

Hamilton Road

This property provides accommodation for retired staff. 

An edge of town development:

  • 5 x 1 bedroom bungalows.
  • Each bungalow consists of a sitting room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom.
  • Assured Shorthold Tenancies.

Ian Trethowan House

These flats are let to staff currently working in the industry with dependent children. 

A modern purpose built three storey property:

  • 7 x two bedroom flats.
  • Each flat consists of two bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and lounge.
  • Assured Shorthold Tenancies.

Jack Jarvis Close

Jack Jarvis Close houses retired staff and their dependents.

A modern purpose built town centre development:

  • 26 x 2 bedroom flats.
  • 3 x studio flats.
  • The flats consist of sitting room, kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms.
  • The studios have a bed-sitting room, kitchen and bathroom.
  • Assured Shorthold Tenancies.

Jim Joel Court

This is a sheltered scheme for retired staff with a welfare support worker.

A modern purpose built two-storey building:

  • 23 x 1 bedroom flats.
  • 1 x 2 bedrooms flat.
  • 1 x Guest room.
  • Each flat consists of a bedroom(s), sitting room, kitchen and bathroom.
  • Four flats are designed for disabled persons.
  • Communal lounge with pool table, laundry room and kitchen.
  • Assured Shorthold Tenancies.

MacDonald Buchanan House

MacDonald Buchanan House provides bedsit accommodation for working staff.

Accommodation for young people.

  • 18 x bedsits.
  • Each bedsit consists of a bedsitting room, kitchenette and bathroom and are fully furnished.
  • Assured Shorthold Tenancies.

Park Lane Hostel

This provides accommodation for young people starting out in their career in the industry.

Conversion of a late Victorian house:

  • 6 x bedrooms in shared accommodation.
  • This property was converted into a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) in 2003. Each floor has three bedrooms and communal facilities of a lounge area, kitchen and bathroom.
  • The accommodation is fully furnished.
  • Excluded License Agreements.

Rous Memorial Cottages

Rous Memorial Cottages provides accommodation for retired racing staff.

A town centre development:

  • 2 x 2 bedroom Grade II listed properties.
  • 6 x 1 bedroom Grade II listed properties.
  • Each cottage has a sitting room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom(s).
  • The development sits in the grounds of Rous Court, also owned by Racing Homes.
  • Rous Cottages tenants have use of the facilities in the main building.
  • Assured Shorthold Tenancies.

Rous Memorial Court

Rous Memorial Court provides accommodation for retired racing staff.

A town centre development:

  • 11 x 2 bedroom flats.
  • 5 x 1 bedroom flats.
  • Rous memorial Court is a grade II listed building (originally a cottage hospital).
  • Grounds and communal facilities are shared with Rous Memorial Cottages.
  • Flats have level access showers, call monitoring system, with communal lounges, computer suite, laundry and lift to first floor.
  • Assured Shorthold Tenancies.

Summerhill House

A new housing project which will provide Dementia friendly housing for retired staff.

  • 21 x 2-bedroomed apartments
  • Built to lifetime home standards
  • ‘Dementia friendly’
  • Full disabled access

Wilfred Sherman House

Wilfred Sherman House provides accommodation for retired staff. 

A converted two-storey building:

  • 4 x 2 bedroom flats.
  • 1 x 2 bedroom new build cottage.
  • Four two bedroom flats and a two bedroom cottage, utilising renewable energy technology.
  • All properties are fully disabled accessible with level
    access shower rooms and a lift to the first floor.
  • Assured Shorthold Tenancies.