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Signing council house over to my sons
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By next year they will be 22 and 20, old enough to be flying the nest, maybe
sharing private accommodation and freeing up a council house. Sorry dont mean to sound mean but there are so many homeless familes out there who are separated because there is so little council accommodationmake the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
In England this would not be allowed.
Assuming you have a secure tenancy. A secure tenancy is one that cannot be assigned apart from in certain situation as set out in law - for example a mutual exchange or through a court order issued through matrimonial procedings etc. The situation described by the OP does not appear to fit.
However, the law is different in Scotland since the introduction of the Scottish Secure Tenancy in 2002.
OP you need to seek advice from a Scottish advice agency - a law centre or a housing aid centre may help. Take a look at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2002/09/15476/11083
Which outlines the rights under the Scottish agreements.0
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