Mutual Exchange Process
To move home, both tenants must have permission of their landlords. Landlords will normally only grant an exchange if a number of criteria are met. These include:
- Neither tenant owes rent
- Neither tenant is moving to a home that the landlord thinks is too big or small for their circumstances
- Both tenants are secure tenants (council tenants) or assured tenants (housing association)
- Neither tenant is in the process of being evicted
A mutual exchange may involve more than two tenants. The largest reported swap in England has involved a group of 6 tenants swapping their homes between them.
Precise details of the criteria used for home exchanges can be found by a tenant from a their Landlord, and some will identify free resources, such as websites, to help their tenants pair up to make a swap. (e.g.).
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