PART 7Housing
CHAPTER 2Social housing: tenure reform
Tenancy strategies
150Tenancy strategies
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A local housing authority in England must prepare and publish a strategy (a “tenancy strategy”) setting out the matters to which the registered providers of social housing for its district are to have regard in formulating policies relating to—
a
the kinds of tenancies they grant,
b
the circumstances in which they will grant a tenancy of a particular kind,
c
where they grant tenancies for a term certain, the lengths of the terms, and
d
the circumstances in which they will grant a further tenancy on the coming to an end of an existing tenancy.
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The tenancy strategy must summarise those policies or explain where they may be found.
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A local housing authority must have regard to its tenancy strategy in exercising its housing management functions.
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A local housing authority must publish its tenancy strategy before the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which this section comes into force.
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A local housing authority must keep its tenancy strategy under review, and may modify or replace it from time to time.
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If a local housing authority modifies its tenancy strategy, it must publish the modifications or the strategy as modified (as it considers appropriate).
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A local housing authority must—
a
make a copy of everything published under this section available at its principal office for inspection at all reasonable hours, without charge, by members of the public, and
b
provide (on payment if required by the authority of a reasonable charge) a copy of anything so published to any member of the public who asks for one.
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In this section and section 151 (preparation of tenancy strategy)—
a
references to a registered provider of social housing for a district are to a registered provider who grants tenancies of dwelling-houses in that district, and
b
“district”, “dwelling-house” and “local housing authority” have the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985.