Ending your tenancy

To terminate your North Ayrshire Council Housing tenancy, either:

If you have a joint tenancy, the other tenant can give notice at the same time, or change the tenancy to their name only.

Next stages

A Housing Officer will arrange to inspect the property. The date and time of the inspection will be confirmed by letter.

You will be informed in writing of any repairs you have to carry out. If you don't carry out repairs requested, you may be charged.

The Housing Officer may agree to you leaving carpets or blinds if we think the next tenant may want them. This will be confirmed with you in writing.

Before leaving the property, you must remove:

This includes items from the loft, outhouses, or external storage areas.

Contact us to arrange a bulky waste collection if required. You will be charged removal costs for any items left in the property.

Ensure that you:

leave the house clean (floors should be swept and washed), tidy and in good decorative condition
leave the garden tidy and free of rubbish, any structures erected in the garden should be removed
complete any repairs we have asked you to do
provide us with a forwarding address
let the Council Tax office know you are moving
read your gas and electricity meters and notify your supplier(s) of your forwarding address
notify the Post Office and your telephone company of your change of address
ensure any lodgers or sub-tenants leave with you
when you leave the property for the last time that property is secure

Fixtures, fittings and appliances owned by the council should not be removed from the house. This includes any fittings that you have replaced.

All keys for the property should be handed in to your Housing office in person before 12 noon on a Monday.

This includes keys for storage spaces, verandas, access systems.

Another week's rent will be charged for keys not returned by this time. This includes if your tenancy is terminated due to: