Your tenancy agreement directs your rights and responsibilities. Depending on your circumstances, you are likely to need written permission from the Council before carrying out alterations, improvements or other activities that may impact the property or your tenancy.
You need permission to:
- Keep an animal or reptile (except fish or caged birds)
- Carry out improvements or alterations or adaptations to your home (Secure Tenants only)
- Own and store a mobility scooter
- Park any motor home, caravan, business vehicle or boat at your property or on RBC land such as residential carparks
- Install CCTV/Video doorbell to your home
- Use your home to run a business
- Take in a lodger (Secure Tenants only)
- Remove, alter, replace or plant any hedge, fence or tree in your garden
- Erect any sheds or any structure in the garden
- Exchange your home (Secure Tenants only)
- Dig a pond in your garden
- Have a visitor for more than two nights (Independent Retirement Living only)
- Transfer your tenancy
Complete the short form below, and your Area Housing Manager will be in touch with you.
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