Your tenancy agreement says that when a tenant dies, the tenancy can be transferred to another member of their family in the following circumstances.

If you are a joint tenant

If a joint tenant dies, then the tenancy will continue in the sole name of the remaining tenant, so long as the tenancy has not previously been succeeded.

If the tenancy was held by one person

If the tenant is survived by a husband or a wife, or another close member of their family such as a son or daughter, that person will have the right to succeed. Anyone who has the right to succeed must have been living with the tenant who died continuously for 12 months in the same property, that property must have been their main home, and there must not have been any previous succession. If the property is larger than their needs or has been provided or adapted for an elderly or disabled person, the successor will normally have to move to another of our properties.

If there is no right to succeed

We will consider each application individually and sensitively. Please contact our lettings officer who will be able to give you advice and support. There is no guarantee that we will continue to allow someone who has no right to succeed to remain as a tenant.