Preliminary Notice of Variation (Stage 1)
From August to September 2025, City of Lincoln Council launched a formal statutory consultation in accordance with section 103 of the Housing Act 1985 by writing to all tenants with a preliminary notice of variation and consultation pack.
The statutory consultation process requires tenants to be consulted and communicated with as follows:
Preliminary Notice of Variation (Stage 1A - consultation & Stage 1B – Analysis of response to consultation) – A formal notice to all tenants detailing the proposed changes to the existing Tenancy Agreement and providing opportunity to feedback on the intended changes to the newly drafted Tenancy Agreement.
As part of the consultation process a dedicated webpage and online survey was set up on the council's website to gather tenants’ views on the proposed changes. Alongside the survey, a link to helpful documents was provided, this included the current tenancy agreement, proposed new tenancy agreement, proposed summary guide on the Tenancy Agreement, Frequently Asked Questions and documents detailing the proposed changes.
The consultation was promoted via a variety of channels including tenant newsletters, social media, on email signatures and during telephone calls to customer services. Within correspondence there was also an opportunity for tenants to contact directly with any queries via a dedicated email address (TenancyAgreementConsultation@lincoln.gov.uk) or by calling our customer services team.
Face to face drop-in sessions were provided for tenants to attend. This included venues within various wards available for all tenants to attend along with some Independent Living Schemes.
Copies of the original consultation documents can be found by clicking here.
On 25th September 2025 the consultation survey closed and Stage 1A of the consultation concluded.
We would like to thank everyone who took part in the consultation on the proposed changes to the Tenancy Agreement.
Analysis of feedback and findings from the consultation (Stage 1B) has taken place.
The results, feedback and agreed changes were progressed through our committee approval process during January 2026 on the following dates:
- 7th January 2026 – Housing Scrutiny Sub Committee
- 20th January 2026 – Executive Committee
Full consultation results, summary and changes documents can be viewed here. The documents highlight in blue detail changes to the original consultation documents following feedback and consultation for ease of reference.