Common use of A two year Secure Flexible Tenancy Clause in Contracts

A two year Secure Flexible Tenancy. We will review whether a further Secure Flexible tenancy should continue and this will take place 9 months before the end of your tenancy. If following the review of your tenancy it is decided that your tenancy will end, we will give you 6 months’ notice to end the tenancy. Unless your tenancy is extended it will end on: ( insert date) Your home is a bed-sit/flat/maisonette/house (delete as appropriate and has bedrooms. The maximum number of people who can legally live in your home is . You must not allow your home to become overcrowded. The people who will live in your home with you (your household) are named below. Full name (please print) Date of birth Their relationship to you 5 Your weekly tenancy starts on Monday / / . You must pay us the following charges every Monday in advance. We are encouraging tenants to pay their rent and other charges by direct debit. Further details setting out how and where to pay are given in your Tenancy Support Pack. Rent £ Service charge £ Water rates £ Other charges £ Total due every week £ A service charge is an amount you pay in addition to the weekly rent. This charge covers the cost of services we provide for tenants who receive extra services in shared areas such as lifts, concierge services, gardens in shared areas, door entry systems and cleaning on estates. There may be other services or facilities such as those provided in sheltered housing, e.g., shared lounge, laundry facilities, that are provided which that are not identified here. This tenancy agreement is a legal contract between you and us. It sets out the conditions of your tenancy, and explains your and our responsibilities. You should read this agreement carefully to make sure that it contains everything you want to form part of the agreement and nothing that you are not prepared to agree to. If you do not understand this agreement or anything in it, you should ask for it to be explained before you sign it. You could get help from a solicitor, a citizens advice bureau or a housing advice centre By signing this agreement you are confirming the following: • You have read and understood this tenancy agreement and agree to the conditions set out in this document. • All the information you have given us, and the information in your housing application form, is true and has not changed. It is a term of this tenancy agreement that you (or anyone acting for you) must not have knowingly made a false statement or withheld information on purpose from us in order to obtain a tenancy. We will take legal action against anyone we discover has obtained a tenancy falsely. If this is a joint tenancy, both tenants must sign below. Tenants’ signatures: Officer signing on behalf of the council/landlord or signature: Date: Hammersmith & Fulham Council Officer’s signature: Date: If you miss an instalment we may demand that the remaining debt is paid in full immediately. You can only change the amount of your instalments if we agree to the change. Any payments made will first be credited to your current weekly rent account and then to the debt from the previous tenancy. By signing below you are agreeing to these conditions relating to your debt. If this is a joint tenancy, you must both sign below. Tenants’ signatures: a week every Monday Full amount owed: £ You must pay off that amount in instalments of £ with your rent.. Payments you owe from a previous council tenancy

A two year Secure Flexible Tenancy. We will review whether a further Secure Flexible tenancy should continue and this will take place 9 months before the end of your tenancy. If following the review of your tenancy it is decided that your tenancy will end, we will give you 6 months’ notice to end the tenancy. Unless your tenancy is extended it will end on: ( insert date) Your home is a bed-sit/flat/maisonette/house (delete as appropriate and has bedrooms. The maximum number of people who can legally live in your home is . You must not allow your home to become overcrowded. The people who will live in your home with you (your household) are named below. Full name (please print) Date of birth Their relationship to you 5 Your weekly tenancy starts on Monday / / . You must pay us the following charges every Monday in advance. We are encouraging tenants to pay their rent and other charges by direct debit. Further details setting out how and where to pay are given in your Tenancy Support Pack. Rent £ Service charge £ Water rates £ Other charges £ Total due every week £ A service charge is an amount you pay in addition to the weekly rent. This charge covers the cost of services we provide for tenants who receive extra services in shared areas such as lifts, concierge services, gardens in shared areas, door entry systems and cleaning on estates. There may be other services or facilities such as those provided in sheltered housing, e.g., shared lounge, laundry facilities, that are provided which that are not identified here. This tenancy agreement is a legal contract between you and us. It sets out the conditions of your tenancy, and explains your and our responsibilities. You should read this agreement carefully to make sure that it contains everything you want to form part of the agreement and nothing that you are not prepared to agree to. If you do not understand this agreement or anything in it, you should ask for it to be explained before you sign it. You could get help from a solicitor, a citizens advice bureau or a housing advice centre By signing this agreement you are confirming the following: •  You have read and understood this tenancy agreement and agree to the conditions set out in this document. •  All the information you have given us, and the information in your housing application form, is true and has not changed. It is a term of this tenancy agreement that you (or anyone acting for you) must not have knowingly made a false statement or withheld information on purpose from us in order to obtain a tenancy. We will take legal action against anyone we discover has obtained a tenancy falsely. If this is a joint tenancy, both tenants must sign below. Tenants’ signatures: Officer signing on behalf of the council/landlord or signature: Date: Hammersmith & Fulham Council Officer’s signaturePayments you owe from a previous council tenancy You are responsible for the full amount owed from your previous tenancy at: DateAddress Full amount owed: £ You must pay off that amount in instalments of £ with your rent.. a week every Monday If you miss an instalment we may demand that the remaining debt is paid in full immediately. You can only change the amount of your instalments if we agree to the change. Any payments made will first be credited to your current weekly rent account and then to the debt from the previous tenancy. By signing below you are agreeing to these conditions relating to your debt. If this is a joint tenancy, you must both sign below. Tenants’ signatures: a week every Monday Full amount owed: £ You must pay off that amount in instalments of £ with your rent.. Payments you owe from a previous council tenancyHammersmith & Fulham Council Officer’s signature:

A two year Secure Flexible Tenancy. We will review whether Note 1: This tenancy agreement must be completed and signed by the proposed tenant(s) and the Council’s representative. The name(s) and address on this page must be the same as set out in Part N of this document where there is more detail on the different tenancies. Contents A Introduction to your tenancy agreement B Types of tenancy C Your rights and responsibilities D Paying your rent & other charges E Repairs, improvements & alterations to your home F Access to your home G Health and safety H Responsibilities for gardens & shared areas I Living in your home and your behaviour J Dogs, pets and other animals K Parking L Consulting you, changing the tenancy agreement and the information we keep about you M Ending your tenancy N Signing your tenancy agreement Part A Introduction to your tenancy agreement Welcome to your tenancy with us. Council housing in Hammersmith and Fulham is a further Secure Flexible scarce and valuable resource with council rents being on average less than a quarter of equivalent rents in the private sector, making this agreement between you and us important. This tenancy should continue and this will take place 9 months before agreement sets out the end of your tenancy. If following the review basic conditions of your tenancy it is decided that and explains what we, Hammersmith & Fulham Council are responsible for as your landlord, and what you are responsible for as our tenant. It also explains your rights as a tenant and ours as a landlord. In this tenancy will endagreement, we refer to the property, including any garden, shed or garage, as your home. We will give you 6 months’ notice not interfere with your right to end the tenancy. Unless your tenancy is extended it will end on: ( insert date) Your home is a bed-sit/flat/maisonette/house (delete as appropriate and has bedrooms. The maximum number of people who can legally live in your home is . You must as long as you do not allow your home to become overcrowded. The people who will live in your home with you (your household) are named below. Full name (please print) Date break any of birth Their relationship to you 5 Your weekly tenancy starts on Monday / / . You must pay us the following charges every Monday in advance. We are encouraging tenants to pay their rent and other charges by direct debit. Further details setting out how and where to pay are given in your Tenancy Support Pack. Rent £ Service charge £ Water rates £ Other charges £ Total due every week £ A service charge is an amount you pay in addition to the weekly rent. This charge covers the cost of services we provide for tenants who receive extra services in shared areas such as lifts, concierge services, gardens in shared areas, door entry systems and cleaning on estates. There may be other services or facilities such as those provided in sheltered housing, e.g., shared lounge, laundry facilities, that are provided which that are not identified here. This tenancy agreement is a legal contract between you and us. It sets out the conditions of your tenancy, and explains your and our responsibilities. You should read this agreement carefully to make sure that it contains everything you want to form part of the agreement and nothing that you are not prepared to agree to. If you do not understand this agreement or anything in it, you should ask for it to be explained before you sign it. You could get help from a solicitor, a citizens advice bureau or a housing advice centre By signing this agreement you are confirming the following: • You have read and understood this tenancy agreement and agree to the conditions set out in this document. • All the information you have given us, and the information in your housing application form, is true and has not changed. It is a term of this tenancy agreement that you (or anyone acting for you) must not have knowingly made a false statement or withheld information on purpose from us in order to obtain a tenancy. We will take legal action against anyone we discover has obtained a tenancy falselyagreement. If this is a joint tenancy, both tenants each of you is responsible for keeping to all the conditions set out in this agreement. Even if one tenant leaves the home, the other tenant must sign belowstill keep to these conditions which include continuing to pay the rent. Tenants’ signatures: Officer signing If this agreement says that you need our written permission to do something, we will not refuse to give you permission, delay in giving our permission, or withdraw it, unless we have good reason. For example, if we think giving you our permission will have an adverse effect on behalf your home or your neighbours. If this agreement says that we will charge you for example to carry out work or clear rubbish we will do so in line with our Recharge Policy which is included in your Repairs Handbook. If you break the terms of your tenancy agreement, we will take action against you. There is a range of legal action that we can take depending on what part of your agreement you have broken. Your home may be at risk if you do not comply with the terms of the council/landlord or signature: Date: Hammersmith & Fulham Council Officer’s signature: Date: tenancy agreement. There is more information and advice provided in your Tenancy Support Pack. Part B Types of tenancy 1 Introductory Tenancy a If you miss have an instalment Introductory Tenancy, your tenancy will last for a 12-month trial period. At the end of the trial period, your tenancy will become a Secure Tenancy or a Secure Flexible Tenancy provided you have not broken any of the conditions of your Introductory Tenancy. If you break the conditions of your Introductory Tenancy we may demand will carefully consider what action we will take and it is possible you will be evicted from your home. If this happens, it is highly unlikely that the remaining debt we will offer you another introductory tenancy elsewhere. b If we want to end your tenancy, or extend it for a further six months, we will give you a ‘notice of proceedings for possession’ or a ‘notice of extension’, whichever is paid in full immediatelyappropriate. You can only ask us to review our decision to serve a notice. As an Introductory tenant you do not have the same rights as a secure tenant. This means as an Introductory Tenant you are not allowed to:  buy your home  vote to change the amount of your instalments if we agree to the change. Any payments made will first be credited landlord  exchange your home  take in a lodger, or  make any alterations to your current weekly rent account and home When you have successfully completed your trial tenancy you will then be allowed to the debt from the previous have a Secure tenancy or a Secure Flexible tenancy. By signing below you are agreeing to these conditions relating to your debt. If this is a joint tenancy, you must both sign below. Tenants’ signatures: a week every Monday Full amount owed: £ You must pay off that amount in instalments of £ with your rent.. Payments you owe from a previous council tenancy.

A two year Secure Flexible Tenancy. We will review whether Note 1: This tenancy agreement must be completed and signed by the proposed tenant(s) and the Council’s representative. The name(s) and address on this page must be the same as set out in Part N of this document where there is more detail on the different tenancies. Contents A Introduction to your tenancy agreement B Types of tenancy C Your rights and responsibilities D Paying your rent & other charges E Repairs, improvements & alterations to your home F Access to your home G Health and safety H Responsibilities for gardens & shared areas I Living in your home and your behaviour J Dogs, pets and other animals K Parking L Consulting you, changing the tenancy agreement and the information we keep about you M Ending your tenancy N Signing your tenancy agreement Part A Introduction to your tenancy agreement Welcome to your tenancy with us. Council housing in Hammersmith and Fulham is a further Secure Flexible scarce and valuable resource with council rents being on average less than a quarter of equivalent rents in the private sector, making this agreement between you and us important. This tenancy should continue and this will take place 9 months before agreement sets out the end of your tenancy. If following the review basic conditions of your tenancy it is decided that and explains what we, Hammersmith & Fulham Council are responsible for as your landlord, and what you are responsible for as our tenant. It also explains your rights as a tenant and ours as a landlord. In this tenancy will endagreement, we refer to the property, including any garden, shed or garage, as your home. We will give you 6 months’ notice not interfere with your right to end the tenancy. Unless your tenancy is extended it will end on: ( insert date) Your home is a bed-sit/flat/maisonette/house (delete as appropriate and has bedrooms. The maximum number of people who can legally live in your home is . You must as long as you do not allow your home to become overcrowded. The people who will live in your home with you (your household) are named below. Full name (please print) Date break any of birth Their relationship to you 5 Your weekly tenancy starts on Monday / / . You must pay us the following charges every Monday in advance. We are encouraging tenants to pay their rent and other charges by direct debit. Further details setting out how and where to pay are given in your Tenancy Support Pack. Rent £ Service charge £ Water rates £ Other charges £ Total due every week £ A service charge is an amount you pay in addition to the weekly rent. This charge covers the cost of services we provide for tenants who receive extra services in shared areas such as lifts, concierge services, gardens in shared areas, door entry systems and cleaning on estates. There may be other services or facilities such as those provided in sheltered housing, e.g., shared lounge, laundry facilities, that are provided which that are not identified here. This tenancy agreement is a legal contract between you and us. It sets out the conditions of your tenancy, and explains your and our responsibilities. You should read this agreement carefully to make sure that it contains everything you want to form part of the agreement and nothing that you are not prepared to agree to. If you do not understand this agreement or anything in it, you should ask for it to be explained before you sign it. You could get help from a solicitor, a citizens advice bureau or a housing advice centre By signing this agreement you are confirming the following: • You have read and understood this tenancy agreement and agree to the conditions set out in this document. • All the information you have given us, and the information in your housing application form, is true and has not changed. It is a term of this tenancy agreement that you (or anyone acting for you) must not have knowingly made a false statement or withheld information on purpose from us in order to obtain a tenancy. We will take legal action against anyone we discover has obtained a tenancy falselyagreement. If this is a joint tenancy, both tenants each of you is responsible for keeping to all the conditions set out in this agreement. Even if one tenant leaves the home, the other tenant must sign belowstill keep to these conditions which include continuing to pay the rent. Tenants’ signatures: Officer signing If this agreement says that you need our written permission to do something, we will not refuse to give you permission, delay in giving our permission, or withdraw it, unless we have good reason. For example, if we think giving you our permission will have an adverse effect on behalf your home or your neighbours. If this agreement says that we will charge you for example to carry out work or clear rubbish we will do so in line with our Recharge Policy which is included in your Repairs Handbook. If you break the terms of your tenancy agreement, we will take action against you. There is a range of legal action that we can take depending on what part of your agreement you have broken. Your home may be at risk if you do not comply with the terms of the council/landlord or signature: Date: Hammersmith & Fulham Council Officer’s signature: Date: tenancy agreement. There is more information and advice provided in your Tenancy Support Pack. Part B Types of tenancy 1 Introductory Tenancy a If you miss have an instalment Introductory Tenancy, your tenancy will last for a 12-month trial period. At the end of the trial period, your tenancy will become a Secure Tenancy or a Secure Flexible Tenancy provided you have not broken any of the conditions of your Introductory Tenancy. If you break the conditions of your Introductory Tenancy we may demand will carefully consider what action we will take and it is possible you will be evicted from your home. If this happens, it is highly unlikely that the remaining debt we will offer you another introductory tenancy elsewhere. b If we want to end your tenancy, or extend it for a further six months, we will give you a ‘notice of proceedings for possession’ or a ‘notice of extension’, whichever is paid in full immediatelyappropriate. You can only ask us to review our decision to serve a notice. As an Introductory tenant you do not have the same rights as a secure tenant. This means as an Introductory Tenant you are not allowed to: • buy your home • vote to change the amount of your instalments if we agree to the change. Any payments made will first be credited landlord • exchange your home • take in a lodger, or • make any alterations to your current weekly rent account and home When you have successfully completed your trial tenancy you will then be allowed to the debt from the previous have a Secure tenancy or a Secure Flexible tenancy. By signing below you are agreeing to these conditions relating to your debt. If this is a joint tenancy, you must both sign below. Tenants’ signatures: a week every Monday Full amount owed: £ You must pay off that amount in instalments of £ with your rent.. Payments you owe from a previous council tenancy.