Flexible tenancy

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Flexible tenancies also known as fixed term flexible tenancies or flexible council tenancies [1] are a type of tenancy in the United Kingdom created by the Localism Act. [2]

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References

  1. "Flexible council tenancies". england.shelter.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. Wilson, W. (2014) Succession Rights and Social Housing, House of Commons Research Paper, SN/SP/1998, p. 7