Social Landlord Service: Tenancy policy
5. Types of tenancy
5. Types of tenancy
- In order to meet the Council's priority to build and maintain sustainable communities, provide chances for people to improve their circumstances and protect vulnerable residents whilst ensuring effective use of the affordable housing stock, the Council will offer the following types of tenancy:
- Introductory Tenancies
- Secure Tenancies (Fixed term)
- Secure Tenancies (Lifetime)
- In order to meet the Council's priority to build and maintain sustainable communities, provide chances for people to improve their circumstances and protect vulnerable residents whilst ensuring effective use of the affordable housing stock, the Council will offer the following types of tenancy:
- Sheltered housing tenancies are allocated to tenant(s) aged 60 and over unless a local lettings plan is in place, or there is low demand, or there is a significant wellbeing need which can only be met in sheltered housing. In all cases, no tenancy of a sheltered housing property shall be offered to a tenant who is not aged 55 when the tenancy commences.
Last modified on 24 September 2025
