Some housing association tenants have unsecure tenancies. This means that you will usually have similar rights to all other private tenants . Your rights are outlined in your tenancy agreement .

Most people who rent from housing associations are secure tenants . You will usually only be an unsecure tenant if you share your home with people other than family members. For example, if you rent from the Student Housing Association Co-operative (SHAC) you will probably be an unsecure tenant.

Rights of unsecure tenants

Unsecure tenants usually aren't allowed to:

• give away their tenancy
• pass their tenancy on to someone else
• buy their home

Your housing association must still carry out repairs if you are an unsecure tenant.

Contact your housing association if you are unsure whether or not you are an unsecure tenant.