Newcastle City Council Tenancy Agreement - update YHN been working with Newcastle City Council to make changes to the current tenancy agreement so that it better reflects tenants’ lives and priorities. Between the 26 June and 24 July 2017 every Newcastle City Council tenant received a ‘Preliminary Notice of Variation’ and were given the opportunity to tell us what they thought of the proposed changes. There were lots of ways for tenants to have their say and learn about the changes from reading about it on our website, contacting us at a dedicated email address, watching information videos, reading about it or Facebook and Twitters pages or speaking to us in person at our local roadshow events of focus groups.
The great news is that over 90% of tenants who gave their feedback agreed with the changes to the tenancy agreement and so the Council have now agreed the new tenancy agreement. Tenants gave lots of valuable feedback and insight about the changes. The Council looked at and considered all the comments, queries and questions and used it to come up with the final version of the new tenancy agreement.
What happens next? The new tenancy agreement will come into effect on 2nd April 2018. All Newcastle City Council tenants will now have received a copy of the new tenancy agreement along with a document called a ‘Notice of Variation’ which confirms the changes.
Tenants will not need to resign their new tenancy agreement, it will simply replace their existing tenancy agreement. If you have any questions about the new tenancy agreement please do not hesitate to contact your local Housing Office.