The Council uses introductory, secure and non secure tenancies.

An introductory tenancy is a one year trial, it gives a number of the same rights as a secure tenant but you can be evicted more easily and as long as you don't break your tenancy agreement during this one year trial period, you will automatically become a secure tenant.

As a secure tenant, we can only end your tenancy if we have a court order to repossess your home. The court will only issue an order like this if you have broken one of the conditions of your tenancy agreement. Secure tenants also have a number of legal rights, such as the right to buy.

We also allocate council accommodation to homeless people on a non secure tenancy until such time as they qualify for a introductory tenancy. Non secure and introductory tenants have less rights than secure tenants.

For more information, please go to our tenancy information page.