A healthy lifestyle? The future of your rental depends on your “salad and brisk walk” score? The rental condition “5 per day”? I bet Phyllida Culpin wants her tenants to give 110%, not a rental for those who only give a 100, of course. But signing a PAH is now an integral part of Yarlington`s seven-year fixed-term leases. It is anchored in its new leases and housing policies that underpin the organization`s temporary regime. Now a housing association has intervened. The Yarlington Housing Group, which has about 9,000 properties in the southwest, has put in place a “Household Ambition Agreement” for all potential new tenants. Yes, anyone who accepts a 7-year fixed rental with Yarlington must sign an agreement to, well, improve. The kind of things Yarlington has in mind are the first to get a home was ticked off in April shortly after a meeting with Yarlington to discuss her lease. Moving into her apartment in Yeovil marks the end of a turbulent period she calls a “living hell.” She had lost her job, become homeless and spent 10 months in shelters. Since the Localization Act, some local authorities have clearly tended to set conditions for access to and maintenance of social housing, which fall within the scope of the rules of conduct. Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham, Wandsworth and Barnet, for example, have or are attempting to introduce allowance policies or rental conditions that require tenants to have a job or education, not earn too much or too little, make a “contribution to the community” or allow their visitors to cause a nuisance or commit a crime anywhere in the district (the latter did not work well for Wandsworth…).

Extending flexible rentals may depend on these factors “However, we would have great concerns if we saw a trend where more and more suppliers associate this with entering into or maintaining a lease. There are already enough barriers for people trying to get decent and affordable housing that meets their needs. The South West-based housing association is not alone – Bromford Group has taken a similar approach with its “Bromford Deal”, which requires tenants to contribute to their communities as part of their mandatory leases. The problem is that social housing is being asked to “recycle” problem people at a huge cost when you apply a tenancy, where do they go? Perhaps in many cases they should fall into hostels and even overnight accommodation for those who refuse to cooperate – the modern poor`s home. In the early days of social housing, with the Peabody Estates in the 1860s, potential tenants faced imposed requirements that we would now consider out of rent: mandatory smallpox vaccination; curfews; and cleaning times before 10am for common areas, sinks and toilets. But even Victorian paternalists have not reduced themselves to the condescending, petty and gnashing-hearted passive-aggressive approach that seems to be fashionable for 21st century social landowners. A PAH violation “will amount to a breach of the lease and will be considered a relevant factor in granting a new lease,” culley says. Partner at Clarke Willmott, the law firm that advised Yarlington on the introduction of PAHs. The PAH is designed as a living document that is regularly reviewed with tenants throughout the tenancy, with the support of one of the landlord`s community coordinators. Although it was officially launched last month, a pilot phase has been underway since December and 50 households have registered to date. No one refused to commit to a PAH, says Deputy Housing Director Nick Fry. Giles Peaker, a partner at Anthony Gold Solicitors, believes that the HAP`s association with the future lease extension “does pose a threat to the tenant, but legally empty.” Yarlington did not make the mistake of including the ambition agreement in the lease terms.

As Wandsworth discovered, such foreign terms that do not directly affect the occupation of the property are unlikely to be enforceable, such as RMR Housing v Combs [1951] 1 K.B. 486 The Bromford Agreement contains terms that are included in most leases, such as. B those relating to antisocial behaviour. Bromford also does not say the leases will not be renewed on the basis of the agreement. To what extent would the decision to offer another rental meet your wishes? How to measure? What is the mechanism for comparison with others on a performance scale? What specific categories would have specific effects on rent revision? Peaker believes Yarlington`s idea is feasible to the point where a lease extension is rejected and the PAH is a factor in the rejection. He argues that the objectives set out in a document such as a PAH would be too subjective, leaving the landlord in a weak legal position. It doesn`t seem to have occurred to Yarlington that some potential tenants don`t have or don`t want ambitions or aspirations beyond what they already have. Everyone should strive to do that, it doesn`t matter. It may well be that some tenants have ambitions and aspirations that Yarlington doesn`t think they should count. Who can determine the terms of the agreement? I guess we can guess the answer. “At the end of the tenancy, when someone still has a significant housing need, we don`t think about evicting people at risk,” says Phyllida Culpin, executive director of community services for the 9,000-house housing association. Ms.

Perkins says the terms of her rental have been well explained. “I was told that after seven years, if I am a good tenant and still need one, they will renew my contract. It`s nice to know that the PAH is there. Even if I can find a job, I still know he`s there with the support behind it. You are not alone. The tenant`s performance in relation to the ambition agreement will obviously be a factor in assessing whether another rental will be granted at the end of the fixed term. In various circles, Yarlington has been accused of social engineering and even Victorian paternalism. And a number of observers asked if their decision to tie rentals to a set of personal goals was even legal.

Can you really tell someone that their rental won`t be renewed because they haven`t found a job, lost weight, or can`t quit smoking? Tenants should be the best they can be! And eat more fruit! It is the management of tenants through the motivating poster come passive aggressive post it notes stuck to the fridge .. .