The Localism Act 2011 introduced a number of changes in social housing, including placing a new duty on all local authorities to publish a tenancy strategy for their area.
Our Tenancy Strategy sets out expectations for social housing landlords with homes in the City of York.
This strategy concerns the management of social rented homes within the city, both those owned by the council and by Housing Associations. The strategy considers how we can best use this important resource to meet the needs of households whose needs cannot be met on the open market.
The strategy allows us to make choices about how we manage our housing stock in the future and gives guidance to other providers of social housing, such as housing associations, that are active within our city.
It's important to note that housing providers are obliged to have regard to any of the things set out within the strategy when they are developing their own tenancy policies.
We wish to ensure that housing providers make use of the opportunities offered by the reforms in a way that best suits the needs of York and its residents.
Tenancy policies will outline, amongst other things, the kinds of tenancies to be granted, the length of tenancy terms and the circumstances in which tenancies will be renewed. The council's Tenancy Policy is also contained within this document.
Tenancy strategy consultation
A consultation on the draft tenancy strategy was held in 2012.
Download a summary of the consultation responses.