Supplementary A - London Borough of Hillingdon

10. ENDING YOUR TENANCY OR HANDING IT TO SOMEONE
ELSE
Please remember that in this Agreement there are specific sections that are only
applicable to Probationary Tenants and certain sections that are only applicable to Secure
Tenants.
Within this section
Assignment and Mutual Exchange (secure tenants only) 10.1
Mutual Exchange (secure tenants only) 10.2
Probationary / Demoted Tenancies have no right to exchange 10.3
Ending your tenancy 10.4
Ending a Contractual Tenancy 10.5
Preparing to leave your home 10.6
Keys 10.7
Death of a Tenant 10.8
Succession 10.9
Assignment (secure
tenants only)
10.1 If you want to pass the tenancy on to someone else it
is called ‘assignment’.
If you are a secure tenant, it may be possible to assign
the tenancy in the following circumstances:
• To a person who would qualify as a successor
tenant if you died
• If assignment is ordered by a court under
Matrimonial Law
• To another secure tenant by mutual exchange
You are not permitted to assign the property without
first obtaining written permission from your housing
officer.
Mutual Exchange
(secure tenants only)
10.2 You may only mutually exchange your tenancy with
our written permission. We will not withhold
permission unless there is a good reason.
We will not normally allow you to exchange if:
• You owe us rent or other charges
• You are already subject to a Court Order to give
Cabinet report 15 th March 2007 appendix to Item 3 Page 47