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A tenancy is an agreement between parties that lets you live in a property as long as you pay rent and follow the rules. It also sets out the legal terms and conditions of your tenancy. It can be written down or oral (i.e a spoken agreement).

Different types of tenancy give you very different rights:

Most people who rent from a private landlord have an assured shorthold tenancy

Some have an assured tenancy or a regulated tenancy - these tenancies have stronger tenants' rights

If you share accommodation with your landlord, you're probably a lodger

The type of tenancy you have mainly depends on:

  • the date you moved in
  • who you live with
  • who your landlord is
  • the type of housing you live in

You can usually the type of tenancy you have by looking at your tenancy agreement.

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Council’s generally offer secure tenancies to tenants of their properties. This follows a period where a tenancy is offered on an introductory basis to ensure the tenants is able to keep to the conditions of their tenancy agreement before becoming a secure tenant.

A secure tenancy offers a number of rights for example the Right to buy, the Right to make improvements, Right to take in lodgers and the Right to repair.

More information can be found on Wolverhampton Homes website.

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