Changes to how you swap your home

From 31 July, our Mutual Exchange online service will be unavailable. During August, we will start using a different online system, HomeSwapper. Once we start using HomeSwapper, it will be free for Gentoo tenants.

Update: 4 August 2023
We have now started using HomeSwapper and it is free for all Gentoo tenants to register and use.

HomeSwapper

HomeSwapper has more features than Mutual Exchange and allows you to:

  • advertise your home
  • find and view other adverts
  • communicate with and find someone you would like to swap homes with
  • complete all forms and paperwork online

HomeSwapper also includes homes from across the UK not just Sunderland. It has over 500,000 social housing tenants and over 200,000 live adverts.

If you have a Mutual Exchange account

You will need to register for HomeSwapper. No information will be transferred to the new system.

Further information

We will start using HomeSwapper in August. We will include links to it from our 'Swapping your home' page.

Latest articles

man sat in chair
12 March 2025

Make a fresh quit for No Smoking Day for better health, more money and less stress

This No Smoking Day quitting is the most important thing you can do for better health, more money...

We've opened two new area depots in Sunderland as part of property services growth and investment
6 March 2025

We've opened two new area depots in Sunderland as part of property services growth and investment

We have opened two new operational depots in the Hetton and Washington area of Sunderland. T...

5 March 2025

We have achieved domestic abuse accreditation for the 4th time in a row

We are delighted to have gained the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) accreditation for the ...