Tenancy Agreements
Introductory Tenancies
You are probably an introductory tenant if your Council runs
an introductory tenancy scheme (not all councils do), and:
- the Council has given you a home through its waiting list,
and
- your tenancy started less than a year ago, and
- you do not live in accommodation that comes with your job.
The Council can not discriminate by only giving introductory
tenancies to some people and not to others. If the Council has an
introductory tenancy scheme, it must apply to all new
tenants.
Introductory tenants do not have the right
to:
- Buy their home
- Take in lodgers
- Sub-let
- Make improvements
- Exchange their home
If you wish to do any of the above we may be able to give you
permission in certain circumstances.
If an introductory tenant breaks the tenancy conditions and we
go to court, the judge must grant a possession
order.
After 12 months all introductory tenancies become secure
tenancies unless we have begun possession proceedings.
Secure Council Tenancies
The majority of local authority tenants (and housing
association tenants whose tenancy began before 15 January 1989)
hold ‘secure tenancies’ and most housing association tenants hold
‘assured tenancies’.
A secure tenancy offers security of tenure, this means that
the landlord can only evict a tenant on the following
grounds:
- not paying the rent
- causing nuisance to neighbours
- using the property for illegal activities such as drug
dealing
- moving out of your home, or renting it to someone else
You can not be evicted unless your landlord obtains a court
order.
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