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The Localism Act introduced the new tenancy standard which identified a series of changes to the types of tenancy agreements that can be granted by local housing authorities.

East Kent Housing on behalf Thanet District Council has been reviewing the current tenancy agreement in light of these changes. Extensive consultation has already been undertaken by East Kent Housing to produce the draft tenancy agreement in Annex 1 to the Cabinet report. In order to introduce a new tenancy agreement for all tenants a statutory process of consultation must now be followed and cabinet are being requested to allow this process to move forward.

Councillor Nicholson proposed, Councillor E. Green seconded and Members agreed the following:

To approve the consultation required to introduce these changes by serving the notice in accordance with the statutory requirements.