3.1. We recognise that we may have limited influence over decisions by other social landlords operating within Norwich, many of whom operate across several local authority areas. The changes in national outlook have led some social landlords to withdraw from offering fixed-term tenancies and to return to only offering lifetime tenancies.
We expect social landlords to have regard to this Tenancy Strategy so that tenants and applicants across the borough understand the types of tenancy available.
3.2. The Localism Act 2011 requires every Council to publish a Tenancy Strategy which contains provisions on expectations for all social landlords in the local area in relation to:
- the types of tenancies that will be granted.
- the length of fixed-term tenancies when these are granted.
- the circumstances under which a particular type of tenancy will be granted.
- the process for reviewing tenancies at the end of the fixed term, and the circumstances under which a tenancy may or may not be renewed either in the same property, or in a different property.
- All social landlords are required to set out the way in which a tenant or prospective tenant may seek a review of:
- the length of the fixed term
- the type of tenancy offered.
- a decision not to grant another tenancy on the expiry of the fixed term.
