Assured and assured shorthold tenancies
Features and types of assured and assured shorthold tenancies.
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Assured tenancies
Most private and housing association tenants have an assured tenancy.
Tenancies that cannot be assured
Some tenancies cannot be assured, such as local authority tenancies or where the occupier has a resident landlord.
Assured shorthold tenancies
Before 1 May 2026 most tenancies in the private rented sector were assured shorthold. Housing associations can still issue assured shorthold tenancies.
Assured shorthold tenancies created between 15 January 1989 and 27 February 1997
An assured shorthold tenancy was created if it had a fixed term of at least six months, no break clause and a landlord served a notice in the prescribed form.