Your rights and responsibilities as a council tenant
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Your rights after a year
You become a secure tenant when you have lived in your council property for 12 months, so long as you have kept to the conditions of your tenancy.
Your rights
As a secure tenant you have the right to:
- live in your home for the rest of your life as long as you do what your tenancy agreement says
- buy your home at a discount, after a qualifying period
- pass on your home to someone in your family living with you when you die (subject to certain conditions)
- take in lodgers and sub-let part of your home
- have your home repaired
- carry out improvements to your home
- be paid for certain improvements you have made if you move home
- help to manage your estate
- exchange your property for another one
- be consulted on housing management matters
- be given information about how we run the homes that we own
Your responsibilities as a secure tenant
- you must keep to the rules in your tenancy agreement
- you must pay your rent
- you must be a good neighbour and not annoy other tenant
Sub-letting and lodgers
If you want to sub-let, you must first get written permission from us. We will only refuse if we have good reason.
You cannot sub-let the whole of your home.
How do I get permission?
Contact our housing services team to request permission to sub-let.
Telephone: 0208 921 6383