Canterbury area of East Kent Housing
Assignment of your tenancy
In certain circumstances, secure tenants may have the right to assign their tenancy to another person.
Secure tenancies granted before 1 April 2012 can be transferred or passed on only once. For example, if you take over a tenancy when someone dies, you can’t pass on the tenancy to someone else when you die.
Some secure and flexible tenancies granted from 1 April 2012 may mean you can transfer or pass on your tenancy more than once - please check your tenancy agreement for details.
Contact your Neighbourhood Manager for advice or more details.
You might be interested in:
- Right to buy your home
- Right to exchange your home
- Right to repair (this takes you to our repairs section)
- Taking in a lodger
- Succession - after the death of a council tenant
- Assignment

