Succession rights in the United Kingdom (housing law)

[1] A council house can only have one succession unless a tenancy document grants more.

[2] If an inherited council house is too large for an individual's needs, then a tenant can also be evicted for under-occupation, although the council would have to provide suitable alternative accommodation.

[2] The right of succession was granted by the Housing Act 1985.

[3] The Localism Act 2011 amended the succession rights of tenancies created after this date and limits them to the spouse or partner of the deceased.

Under the proposals family members will not inherit a lifetime tenancy.