Terminating Your Tenancy

If you are vacating the property for any reason, you must tell us at once.

Your Tenancy Agreement requires you to give a minimum one month's written notice to terminate your tenancy. This advance warning allows us to move quickly to find a new tenant for the property from our waiting list.

We will formally acknowledge your termination notice within one day of receiving it and thereafter confirm to you the date your tenancy will end.

What happens next?

We will arrange for an inspection of your home prior to you leaving. At the time you will be advised what repairs and decoration, if any, you will be expected to do prior to handing in your keys.

Within five working days of this inspection we will confirm in writing what is required of you. We will also tell you whether you have any rent to pay up to the date of termination.

Returning Keys

Keys must be returned on or before the set termination date to your local Association office. You should preferably return them in person. A key receipt will be issued.

By that time, you will have:

Carried out any required work to the property.
Emptied the property, including the loft space, of all your belongings (except such items as we have agreed you can leave), and where necessary cleaned it out.
Paid outstanding rent.

Once the tenancy has ended we will carry out another inspection of the property to establish its condition. Necessary repairs will then be done before re-letting it. If you have not done the work asked of you before you left, we will do it at this time and bill you for it. If other repairs come to light which you are responsible for, you may be billed for these items as well.