Major change planned for 18k council house tenants

South Tyneside Council is set to launch a public consultation on major proposed changes to the tenancy agreement for residents living in local authority properties.

- by Chris Binding

The Labour cabinet of senior councillors approved the consultation process for a 'revised tenancy agreement'.

Last year senior councillors backed a formal process to dissolve South Tyneside Homes, the council's arms length management organisation, and to bring the management of around 18,000 council properties back into the council.

This process concluded in November, 2024, with a "community operations directorate" established, and the service rebranded as South Tyneside Council Housing Services.

A report to cabinet at a meeting this week said that “the need for an up-to-date tenancy agreement with our tenants is essential to reflect changing lifestyles, tenants needs, and technological advances”.