Policies - Page 3

Shared Ownership Rights Policy

This policy sets out our approach to the sale and management of Shared Ownership properties across Bernicia Group.

Right to Buy and Right to Acquire Policy

This policy sets out Bernicia’s approach to the processing of tenants' Right to Buy and Right to Acquire claims.

Eviction Policy

This policy sets out our commitment to using evictions only as a last resort in dealing with serious breaches of tenancy. It covers:

Assured non shorthold tenancies
Assured shorthold tenancies (Starter Tenancy)
Protected rights tenancies
Licenses to occupy
Equitable agreements

Starter Tenancy Policy

This policy sets out Bernicia’s approach to the use and management of Starter tenancies. Starter tenancies enable early interventions to be made in order to uphold the conditions of tenancy and protect neighbourhoods from anti-social behaviour.

It applies to new tenants of Bernicia Group except where:

The tenant is already an assured or secure tenant, this may be a tenant transferring within our own stock or of another registered provider or council.
The property to be let or re-let is designated as extra care accommodation.

Tenancy Policy

This policy sets out the type of tenancies Bernicia offers, the circumstances in which they are used and outlines Bernicia’s approach to managing and sustaining tenancies. It covers all rented accommodation including general needs (social and affordable rent), retirement, long and short term supported, extra care and rent to buy.

This policy does not apply to market rent or shared ownership.

Newcastle Great Park Localised Lettings Policy

This policy sets out how we manage localised lettings at Newcastle Great Park

Successions Policy

Mutual Exchange Policy

Bernicia seeks to provide good quality homes, delivering quality services and providing support to create vibrant and confident communities. To do this, we promote the mutual exchange scheme as a way of providing mutually beneficial housing solutions to people already living in accommodation and supporting people to find an alternative home.

Shared Ownership Allocations Policy

This policy sets out how we approach the allocation of shared ownership properties for sale across Bernicia Group.

Allocations Policy

The Allocations Policy ensures that new or vacant homes are let in a consistent, fair and transparent way that matches available housing to need and makes the best use of our homes.