Demoted Tenancy
If you behave antisocially housing
associations can demote your tenancy to a less secure type for a
certain period of time. A demoted tenancy gives you the same rights
as an assured shorthold tenancy. However, it gives you
less rights and less protection from eviction than an assured or secure tenancy. This means
you could lose your original tenancy status and be evicted more
easily.
Demoted tenancies usually last for one year.
If there are no problems during that time, you will automatically
be given a new assured tenancy. This applies even if you had a
secure tenancy before your tenancy was demoted. But you cannot be
given a new secure tenancy.