You must give us at least 28 days written notice to end your tenancy.  You can do this in writing by completing an End of Tenancy form available in the Association's office.  Your husband or wife, your partner or any joint tenant, must also sign this to show that they agree the tenancy should be given up.  Please remember to tell us the date you are moving out and your new address.  You should also tell us who supplies your gas and electricity.

We will write to you to confirm the date your tenancy will end and to make arrangements to visit you before you leave.

You must pay rent up to the end of the 28-day notice period even if you actually move before then.

The Housing Services Officer and the Maintenance Officer will make an appointment to visit you before you leave and will be able to answer any questions you may have.

At that visit we will inspect the condition of your home.  If there are any repairs that are your responsibility, we will ask you to complete these before you leave.  We will also look at the decoration and if this is not in an acceptable condition, we will ask you to improve it.

You must leave your home in a good state of repair and decoration and leave your garden tidy.  You must remove all items and floor coverings from your home or we may charge you for the cost of clearing it.  However, you will be advised of this before your tenancy ends when your are visited by the Housing Services Officer and Maintenance Officer.

If you have carried out any home improvements with our permission, you may be entitled to compensation.

You should make your claim in writing when you end your tenancy.  The Alterations and Improvements information leaflet will give you further details on this.

Before moving out of your house, you must do the following:

• Leave the house in a clean and tidy condition as well as in good decorative order.
• Remove all your belongings, including clearing the loft space and any rubbish from the garden.
• Make sure any lodgers or sub-tenants leave with you.
• Remove any fixtures or fittings you have installed without our permission and put right any damage caused.
• Check with us to make sure you have made all payments due.
• Contact your gas and electricity supplier to arrange a final meter reading.
• Provide us with a forwarding address where we can contact you.

You should call at our office and hand in all keys to the house (including window locks) before 12.30pm.

When you hand the keys in you will need to pay any rent and monies owed to us.

If you leave your home and do not end your tenancy, we can end your tenancy by serving notices on you and giving you fair warning that we plan to do this.  We will give you 28 days notice if we believe you have abandoned the house; we may take back the property by service of another notice, advising you that your tenancy will end.

If you are going to be away from your home for a long period of time, please let us know as soon as possible - for example, if you will be in hospital, staying with friends or even if you have been sent to prison.