Council tenancy agreement consultation

Proposed new Tenancy Agreement – Let us have your views

This page is for F&HDC council tenants only.  If you are not a council tenant view our home page.

Over the next few months we are planning to revise and update the Terms & Conditions of our Tenancy Agreement.

This will affect all tenants, so we want to get as many views as possible before we finalise the changes.

Why does the Tenancy Agreement need updating?

The Terms & Conditions of our Secure Tenancy Agreement has not had any significant updates since 2006.  Since then there have been a lot of changes to the way we live, to regulation, and generally accepted good practice.  The Agreement needs updating to reflect this. 

What’s changing?

View a summary of the proposed changes (PDF, 278KB)

View the detailed schedule (PDF, 407KB), setting out all the proposed changes.

View our current terms and conditions of tenancy (PDF, 388KB)

View the proposed new tenancy agreement (PDF, 322KB)

How can I comment on the proposed changes?

The easiest way to give us your comments is to use the online response form.

Alternatively, you can

• Email us at tenant.involvement@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk Please remember to tell us your address, so we know you are a council tenant.
• Write to us at: Housing Tenancy Agreement Consultation, F&HDC, The Civic Centre, CT20 2QY

We would love to see you!

We will be holding three drop-in sessions at various locations across the district so you can come and meet some of the housing team to discuss the proposed changes to the tenancy agreement, and let us have any comments

What happens next?

The consultation period runs until 20 January 2025.  After this time we will consider all the comments received, and the comments may lead to some changes to the proposed tenancy agreement.

We will then write to all tenants, with the final version of the tenancy agreement, and the date it will come into effect.  After this date, these will be the new Terms & Conditions of your council tenancy.

Any questions?

If you have any questions at all about this consultation please contact us by email to tenant.involvement@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk or call us on 01303 853300.

If you have any questions about any aspect of your council tenancy not related to this consultation, visit our Council tenants and leaseholder service page.