Your Tenancy
A ‘Tenancy Agreement’ is a very important legal contract which sets out your rights and responsibilities as a tenant and the rights and responsibilities of One Vision Housing as your landlord.
Types of tenancy agreement
There are three types of tenancy agreement available with One Vision Housing:
A protected assured (non-shorthold) tenancy
This type of tenancy agreement was designed to ensure that keep the key rights they enjoyed as a secure tenant of Sefton Council after the transfer to One Vision Housing. It includes special succession rights and the Preserved Right to Buy your home.
An assured (non-shorthold) tenancy
You will be an assured (non-shorthold) tenant if you have held your tenancy with OVH for 12 months and we have served a conversion notice.
Assured (shorthold) tenancy or starter tenancy
As a new tenant, you may have been given what is known as a Starter Tenancy, which is another name for a type of Assured (shorthold) Tenancy.
If you have conducted your tenancy in a satisfactory manner, it will convert to an Assured Tenancy after 12 months and you will gain additional rights.
Your rights
You can stay in your home for as long as you choose, but you must keep to the conditions of your tenancy agreement
- You can live in your home in peace and quiet
- You can have access to your home, including any shared areas, at all times.
For in more information on the rules of your tenancy, please refer to the leaflet entitled ‘Tenancy rules – a simple guide’ which can be picked up from your local neighbourhood office.
Alternatively you can call us on 0300 365 1111
