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Members of your household Permission (or consent)
Any person living at your property, either Where, in this agreement, it says that you must
permanently or temporarily, even if their ask for permission or consent to do something,
permanent address is elsewhere. This includes all you must put your request in writing. This can be
members of your family living at the property, any by letter or email. You must receive written
relatives, friends or other lodgers staying with you permission from us before doing whatever it is
and any sub-tenants of your property. that requires our consent.
Mutual exchange People residing in the locality
Exchanging your tenancy with another person by All people living or staying, temporarily or
mutual agreement when permitted. permanently, in any part of the estate or locality in
any type of property, whether rented or owned.
Negligence
When you fail to do something that it is your Possession
responsibility to do. This is when the council takes back vacant use of
a property by serving notice and taking court
Neighbour action. A Possession Order can be suspended on
Includes anyone living in the area local to your terms or take effect immediately.
home, including other tenants, people who own
their own homes and local businesses. Property
The dwelling, garden, yards, sheds and any other
Notice of Seeking Possession space which this Tenancy Agreement makes
This is a legal notification served on a secure available for the sole use of you and your
tenant as the first stage before starting court household.
action.
Relative
Notice of Possession Proceedings Parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren,
This is a legal notification served on an brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces,
introductory tenant as the first stage before step-relatives and adopted children. This includes
starting court action. relatives by marriage.
Notice to Quit Remote gardens
This is a legal notification, usually of 28 days, Some flats are allocated with individual gardens
served on a tenant to formally end the tenancy which are separated from the main dwelling by
where security of tenure has been lost. things such as footpaths or drying areas.
Alternatively, it is also legal notification from a
tenant that they will be giving up the tenancy. Representative
Someone who is acting on our behalf.
Nuisance
Something that causes annoyance and/or Shared areas (communal)
distress. The parts of the building or estate which all
tenants and leaseholders can use, for example,
Overcrowding halls, landings, foyers, stairways, landings, lifts,
This is when a property has too many people bin stores, shared gardens, landscaped areas,
occupying it. car parks and any other area accessible to more
than one household.
Partner
Husband or wife or a cohabitee, including same- Sheltered housing
sex partner, who lives with you in a long-term or Accommodation targeted for people over 60
stable relationship. years of age. However, people under 60 with
support needs will also be considered.
Spouse
The person you are legally married to, including a
registered civil partner.
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