Keyworker Housing

A key worker is someone who is:

• employed by the public sector
• in a frontline role delivering an essential public service
• in a sector where there are serious recruitment and retention problems

If you are a 'key worker' in one of the groups listed below you could get help to buy your first home or to move into a family home. Opportunities are also available to rent homes at affordable prices.  

Key Workers Who May Get Help

• nurses and other NHS staff
• teachers in schools and in further education and sixth form colleges
• police officers and some civilian staff
• prison service and probation service staff
• social workers
• educational psychologists
• occupational therapists
• speech and language therapists 
• fire fighters

For more information about key worker housing, click on the links under Related Information and Useful Websites.

Zone Agents

A zone agent is a registered social landlord that markets housing schemes for key workers across an area. They deal with applications and assess your eligibility for Key Worker Housing. The zone agent that represents the London Borough of Islington (plus other parts of London) is Metropolitan Home Ownership and they can be contacted at:

Metropolitan Home Ownership
The Grange
100 High Street
Southgate
London, N14 6PW
Tel: 020 8920 7777
www.mho.co.uk