Your tenancy

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Your tenancy agreement sets out your legal rights and responsibilities as a council tenant.

It also explains the actions that we can take if you breach these conditions.

Council tenancy agreement (pdf)

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We have consulted on a new tenancy agreement. You can find full details on our new tenancy agreement page

You can view your current tenancy details by signing up for a MyHome account

Types of tenancy

We offer 3 types of tenancy depending on your circumstances.

Introductory tenancy

We offer an introductory tenancy on a 12 month probationary period to show that you are responsible to maintain a secure tenancy.

If you do not breach your tenancy, it will be converted automatically after 12 months to a secure tenancy.

 If you breach the introductory tenancy, we can extend it for a further 6 months or end your tenancy.

Secure tenancy

A secure tenancy gives you more rights including:

Joint tenancy

If you have a joint tenancy you share the tenancy, and the tenancy conditions apply to both of you equally.

We will not normally offer a joint tenancy to a parent and child.

For more information on the tenancies we offer, you can also read our tenancy strategy (pdf)