Transfer your council home tenancy

You can only transfer your tenancy to another person in certain circumstances and with our approval.

This is known as assigning a tenancy.

You may be able to assign your tenancy to:

a spouse, civil partner, partner or family member who would have the right to take over the tenancy if you died
another council or housing association tenant through a mutual exchange
a person named in a court order following divorce or family proceedings

Contact your housing officer if you want to apply to transfer your tenancy.

When a tenant dies

When a tenant dies, a spouse, civil partner or some family members may have the right to take over the tenancy. This is known as succession.

The rules on succession depend on the type of tenancy agreement and whether there has been a previous succession.

Telephone: 0300 373 0373
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (except public holidays)

You can find more information in our tenancy management policy.

Succession rights are the right to take over a tenancy when a tenant dies.

If you have a joint tenancy, the tenancy usually passes to the other tenant named on the agreement.

If there is no joint tenant, you may be able to take over the tenancy if you are:

This is known as succession.

It might not be possible for the tenancy to pass to you if, for example:

your partner or relative inherited it from their parent or a former partner
your parents had a joint tenancy that continued when one parent died
a secure tenancy was signed over to your partner or relative by the original tenant before they died

You can also call us.

Telephone: 0300 373 0373
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (except public holidays)