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Accessing accommodation

Health and social care

Tenancy

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Health and social care

Hospital discharge (physical illness)

In England, hospitals that provide inpatient care, urgent treatment centres, and emergency departments all have a duty to refer Clients to the local authority homelessness/housing options team of their choice where they are homeless/likely to become homeless within 56 days.

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Tenancy

Before a tenancy

A tenancy agreement is an agreement between two parties (usually known as the “landlord” and the “tenant“), under which the landlord grants the tenant the right to exclusively occupy an area of land (the “property“) for a certain period of time (the “term“).

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Tenancy

End of tenancy

Where a tenant occupies a property under an AST, there are different methods that a landlord can use to lawfully evict them. There are different notice periods of which a tenant must be aware – the minimum period lengths are set out below.

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