england-and-wales
Are there any circumstances under which a council tenancy of a council flat in a council estate can be sublet?
<p>Generally the answer is a clear no, but what exceptions are there to this, if any?</p>

<p>The Citizens Advice Bureau states in <a href="https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/housing/renting-a-home/subletting-and-lodging/subletting/rights-of-tenants-to-sublet-their-home/" rel="noreferrer">Rights of tenants to sublet their home</a></p>
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<p><strong>Rights of secure and flexible tenants to sublet</strong></p>
<p>Most local authority tenants are secure tenants. You are also likely to be a secure tenant if your landlord is a housing association and your tenancy started before 15 January 1989.</p>
<p>Most secure tenancies don’t have an end date. If your tenancy has an end date and you rent from the local authority, your tenancy is a ‘flexible tenancy’. Flexible tenancies are a type of secure tenancy.</p>
<p><strong>What rights do secure and flexible tenants have to sublet?</strong></p>
<p>You can sublet part of your home with your landlord's written permission. If you sublet part of your home without permission, you are in breach of your tenancy agreement.</p>
<p>Your landlord can't unreasonably withhold their consent to a request to sublet part of your home. Also, your landlord can't attach conditions if they allow you to sublet.</p>
<p>If your landlord refuses your request to sublet part of your home, they must give you their reasons why.</p>
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<p>And then, crucially</p>
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<p>You can't lawfully sublet <strong>all</strong> of your home. If you do, you lose your status as a secure tenant and your landlord can evict you.</p>
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<p>For more detail about types of tenancy, please see that page.</p>
