Alternative Accommodation Agency
The Alternative Accommodation Agency, also known as A3, is a Chelmsford-based relocation service for households forced out of their homes by flood, fire, subsidence and similar damage. It acts for home insurers, loss adjusters, building companies, property warranty providers, managing agents and housing associations, and can help policyholders directly while a claim is made. Emergency and longer-term housing The agency arranges emergency accommodation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year , booking and paying for hotel or B B rooms straight away, even before a loss adjuster is appointed. Once the insurer approves the claim it finds longer-term rental properties , and where a move is not practical it can hire a static mobile home or touring caravan. It also arranges removals and storage, furniture and white goods hire, pet care and same-day subsistence payments. Moving back home When repairs finish, A3 gives notice on the temporary home, arranges return removals, off-hires furniture and handles the deposit return. It covers counties across England including London, Essex, Kent, Surrey, Hampshire and Yorkshire. It cannot help homeless people and refers them to Shelter on 0808 800 4444. More businesses are listed under relocation services and hotels and accommodation .