Council Ends Lifetime Tenancies for Social Homes

Lifetime social housing tenancies for new applicants are now a thing of the past in Hammersmith & Fulham.  And from April the Council will also be tightening the rules to make it easier for local people, who have a five year connection to the borough, to access social housing.  The Council is the first local authority in the country to bring in these radical changes simultaneously -with the Government now calling for other councils to follow its lead and introduce local connection rules.  From March 5 the Council is only issuing fixed-term tenancies of five years for new social housing lettings. This will be reduced to two years in certain cases.  From April, households earning above £40,200 will be prevented from accessing the housing register and instead directed towards low-cost home-ownership options. Read more on the H&F website.