Your Tenancy Agreement outlines your rights and responsibilities as a tenant.  On signing the Agreement, you will become either a ’Secure Tenant’ or an ’Introductory Tenant’.

If you are already a Secure Tenant when moving into another Council home, you will remain a Secure Tenant. As a Secure Tenant, you have the right to live in your home so long as you comply with the terms and conditions of the Tenancy Agreement.  We cannot ask you to leave unless we have a court order requiring you to give up possession of your property.

If you were not a Secure Tenant immediately before signing the Agreement, you will become an Introductory Tenant for the first twelve months of your tenancy.  Introductory Tenants have fewer legal rights than Secure Tenants. If you keep to the terms and conditions of the Tenancy Agreement, you will automatically become a Secure Tenant on the date that is written on your Tenancy Agreement.  However if you breach any of the conditions of your tenancy, we may look to extend your Introductory Tenancy period for a further 6 months or we may apply to the court for permission to evict you from your home.  As an Introductory Tenant, you can be evicted much more easily than a Secure Tenant.

  Download a copy of our tenancy agreement

  Service standard for tenancy management