The Council uses two types of tenancies - secure and non secure tenancies.

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 secure tenancy. Non secure tenants have less rights than secure tenants.

For more information on council tenancies, please go to our About your council tenancy web page.