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Suitable for:       I What does this mean?

Conventionally, social housing landlords granted periodic (or life-time) tenancies – but since 1 April 2012 the Localism Act 2011 has given them almost total discretion in choosing the kind of tenancies they offer. Many are now choosing to offer people fixed-term tenancies and others flexible tenancies for two to five years. 

The legal and regulatory code requires that fixed-term and flexible tenancies are created, managed and terminated correctly – but the pitfalls are numerous. This workshop will help you to minimise the risk of making mistakes and ensure landlords using such tenancies are aware of the risks.

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    You will learn:

    • The requirements of the Localism Act 2011 for fixed-term and flexible tenancies – offering such tenancies, reviews or appeals
    • How fixed-term and flexible tenancies should be managed with regard to succession, mutual exchanges, sub-letting and lodgers
    • How ‘security of tenure’ might be lost – death without succession, sub-letting whole, abandonment and how to deal with these for fixed-term and flexible tenancies
    • How fixed-term and flexible tenancies should be ended, particularly ‘minded-to notices’ and termination notices, the timeframes involved and reviews or appeals at the end of the tenancy.
    Who should attend?
    All housing staff who need a practical knowledge of how fixed-term and flexible tenancies should be granted, managed and ended.
  • Our trainer

    Mel Cant trained as a Barrister and came to the Bar in 2000. She doesn’t practice independently, choosing to work in the Social Housing Sector which she has done now for over 25 years.

    She covers all aspects of social housing law from housing advice, homelessness, allocations, lettings, tenancy and leasehold management, antisocial behaviour, asset management and disrepair.

    She undertakes homelessness reviews for nine local authorities and also undertakes training and consultancy providing practical solutions to legal issues within the sector.

    Her favourite feedback ever is “Everyone needs a Mel on speed dial!”

We can bring this course to you.
If you have five or more staff interested our in-house training offers great value for money.

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