A report seeking approval of a new Tenancy Agreement.

The Committee considered a report that set out proposed changes to the Council’s current tenancy agreement, which had last been updated in 2016 and was due for renewal in light of legal changes, sector-wide learning and best practice gathered from other Local Authorities.

The report explained that the Council had taken a collaborative approach with tenants, to ensure that all key aspects of the Landlord functions were appropriately covered in the Agreement with all aspects in one place for the ease of Tenants. The proposed changes aimed to better protect tenants and reflected modern expectations and responsibilities, particularly in areas such as Damp and Mould, tenancy fraud and gang-related activity. The majority of the new requirements and responsibilities would fall on the Council as a Landlord, rather than the tenants themselves.

The following documents were attached to the report:

Appendix 1:  Summary of changes;

Appendix 2:  Preliminary Notice of Variation;

Appendix 3:  New Tenancy Agreement.

Resolved:    That the Tenancy Agreement attached at Appendix 3 to the report be approved for implementation with tenants on 15 September 2025.