Housing: Existing Tenants
These pages aims
to give Dartford Borough Council tenants information about their tenancy agreement, an overview of their
responsibilities as tenants and information about insurance and the right to buy.
Tenancy agreement
- Your Tenancy explained
- Check your terms, find out about keeping pets, lodgers or running a business from home.
- Looking after your home - your responsibilities, your gardens and rubbish & waste disposal.
- Maintenance and repairs - how to report a repair, categories and timescales, and information on making improvements.
- Easy read guide to the tenancy agreement
- Tenancy Agreement (PDF, 91KB) and Tenancy Agreement for Porteus Court tenants (PDF, 296KB)
- Tenancy Summary (PDF, 166KB)
Contact a Housing Officer:
You can contact a housing officer to discuss any of these issues.
The right to buy
In certain circumstances Council tenants have the right to buy their own home. The conditions and how the scheme works can be found on the Right to Buy page.
If you are approached by any organisation who wants to buy your house for you, or act on your behalf, contact the Right to Buy team at the Council before signing any papers or proceeding any further - the Council does not deal with third party organisations and will only discuss your case directly with you. The team are also happy to answer any questions that you may have.
Contact Dartford Borough Council's Right to Buy Team:
Tel: 01322 343832
Insurance
Tenants and leaseholders are able to benefit from low cost home contents insurance through JLT Tenants Risks Group.
JLT Tenant Risks Group offer a low cost solution to allow tenants and leaseholders to get the peace of mind they need at a price they can afford.
Payments can be made weekly, fortnightly or monthly and cover can be provided for a minimum of £6,000 for residents 60+ yrs and a minimum of £9,000 for all others. The standard maximum is £35,000 but the flexible scheme means this could be increased upon request.
To find out more call JLT Tenant Risks Group
Tel: 0845 6017007
JLT Tenant Risks Group is a leading provider of home contents insurance for social housing tenants and provide an in-house claims handling service, which will result in quicker and more efficient decision making and greater flexibility for tenants and leaseholders.
