Housing Strategy
An introductory tenancy is a one-year trial tenancy. It gives you the same rights as a secure tenancy, but you can be evicted much easier. You will automatically become a secure tenant after one year, provided you do not break your tenancy agreement during your introductory tenancy.
You are an introductory tenant if you have been given a home through the Council’s waiting list, and
• Your tenancy started less than a year ago, and
• You do not live in accommodation that comes with the job.
This applies to all new tenants.
An introductory Council tenant gives you many of the same rights as a secure Council tenancy, but you can be evicted more easily. In addition, introductory tenants cannot:
• Exchange their tenancy with any other tenant.
• Transfer the tenancy, unless they are ordered to by a court or in other very rare circumstances.
• Exercise the right to buy (however, the period of introductory tenancy may count towards the right to buy).
• Take in lodgers or sublet all or part of the property.
• Make improvements to the property without the Council’s permission.
You will normally be an introductory tenant for 12 months from the date your tenancy started or the date you moved in – whichever is later. You will become a secure tenant automatically when this period has passed as long as the Council doesn’t
• Start action to evict you during the 12 month period, or
• Decide to extend your introductory for a further 6 months.
If you have spent time as an introductory tenant in another property before your current tenancy started, this will count towards the 12month trial period. The same applies of you had a starter tenancy with a housing association immediately before you got your Council tenancy. If you have a joint tenancy, the trial period ends as soon as one of the joint tenants has completed the trial period.
Eligibility
None
Required Customer Information
None
Service Level Agreement and Turnaround
The management of this service has been transferred to Enfield Homes as of April 2008. Enfield Homes is an Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO), owned and monitored by the Council, providing services for Enfield council tenants and leaseholders.
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