All Halton Housing customers, regardless of tenancy type, have the right to live in a home that is fit for human habitation and that meets the governments Decent Home Standard. Any customer who has a disability also has the right to reasonable adjustments to be made, to accommodate their disability.
All customers have the right to receive a notice of a proposed visit to carry out repairs and maintenance or to view the condition or state of repair of your home.
As a landlord, we also have an obligation to all our customers to ensure that we comply with all the Health & Safety regulations that apply to your home.
Different tenancy types provide different rights for customers and details of those will be included in your tenancy agreement. A summary of the different rights that apply to different types of tenancies is set out below
We have three different types of tenancies available, but only one will apply to you.
This type of tenancy applies to people who were housed by Halton Housing from another social landlord after 5th December 2005, and already had this type of tenancy. It does not have the Preserved Right to Buy attached to it.
This type of tenancy applies to all those people who had secure tenancies with Halton Borough Council and transferred to Halton Housing on 5th December 2005.
This will apply to all new customers of Halton Housing who have never had a tenancy before. It effectively means that you will have a ‘probationary’ tenancy for your first 12 months with Halton Housing. If there are no problems during this time, your tenancy will automatically convert to a normal assured tenancy as described above.