We are carrying out some essential upgrade work on your My Livin app on Sunday, 10 May from 10am. This may cause some features such as My Rent Account and My Repairs to become temporarily unavailable. You can still get in touch with us using Contact Us.

We expect all app features to be back up and running by Sunday 10 May at 2pm. Thank you for your patience whilst we make improvements to your My Livin app.

Careers With Us

What we do

We are an award winning not for profit housing association based in County Durham. We offer more than just a home. We help improve the lives of the people living in our homes and in our places.

We work hard to make sure those homes are high quality, sustainable and adaptable, while meeting your current and future aspirations. We offer support that help people into work and training and increases their financial confidence and stability

Plan A sets out a realistic path to success. It's flexible. It can cope with the things we do not yet know. Importantly it’s cohesive, ensuring we are working together with our teams, partners, tenants and residents to maximise the impact we can make.

About us

Our values

Our Customers are at the very centre of what we do. Both internally and externally we aim to engage to improve the lives of our employees as well as our customers.

Respect - We are open and positive, an inter-generational team putting each others needs at the heart of everything we do.

Working Together - We value teamwork, supporting each other, sharing ideas and important data to achieve positive results.

Trust - We value personal responsibility, setting consistently high standards for our work and holding ourselves accountable for achieving it.

Innovate - We value innovation, being inventive in our approach and empowering people to take reasonable action.

Our headquarters

Farrell House, located in Spennymoor, County Durham offers excellent facilities including free parking and electric charger provision for our people.

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Be part of something great

We need people who are passionate about improving lives and communities, and are ready to be part of something great. If this is you, and you’re ready for a career in the social housing sector then we’d love to hear from you.

Current vacancies

What you'll get from us

When you join us you can expect a host of competitive benefits and rewards in addition to support to further develop your skills and knowledge. You will become part of our excellent team Livin, pulling in the same direction, working together and helping others to be excellent, enterprising and productive.

Benefits and rewards you can expect About team Livin

Hear from team Livin

Our employee turnover rate is 50% less than the national average.

We have over 50% fewer days lost to sickness.

70% of our people have been fully funded with learning and qualifications.

33% of our people started their careers with us as apprentices and are still with us.

Case studies

We are proud to be a disability confident employer

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments when needed and supporting any of our existing people who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.

Current vacancies

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to ensuring both our customer offer and employment offer are inclusive and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and protected characteristics. Equality of opportunity and diversity of perspective give us a competitive advantage and are core to who we are.

How do I apply for a Livin home or bungalow?

We advertise all of our available homes on our Find A Home page, simply visit this page for more information.

Before you can place a bid on one of our homes, you must first have an active account with the relevant Choice Based Lettings Scheme. Almost all our homes are located in County Durham and therefore are allocated through the Durham Key Options scheme. Durham Key Options (DKO) is a partnership between Durham County Council and landlords across County Durham.

We have a small number of homes which are located outside Durham, these are all advertised through Tees Valley HomeFinder, Hartlepool HomeSearch and Darlington HomeSearch; They are similar to Durham Key Options but we do not process applications registered for these schemes. If you wish to register an application for homes advertised in this area, please apply directly.

Once your application is approved, you will then be able to bid on homes that meet your needs. You can access the application form directly by visiting the relevant Choice Based Lettings system.

How long will it take for my application to be processed?

We aim to start processing your application within 10 working days. If we require any further information after this point, we will contact you to ask for this. Once we have received all the required information we will notify you of our decision within 20 days, and if accepted we will activate your account. You can also check your application status online by logging into the DKO portal.

How can I get involved with Livin and help to shape services?

To find out more about the different ways you can get involved, please visit our getting involved section.

Can I apply to buy my home under Right to Buy?

Tenants who have been with Livin since before the transfer from Sedgefield Council in 2009 may have the “Preserved Right to Buy” their property. Full details of the scheme are available on the Government Right to Buy website. If you are thinking of applying, please contact us.

Can I apply to buy my home under Right to Acquire?

If you have been a tenant for 3 or more years you may have the right to buy your property under the Right to Acquire scheme. Full details of the scheme are available on the Government Right to Acquire website. If you are thinking of applying, please contact us.