A secure tenancy is a type of tenancy in the United Kingdom created by the Housing Act 1980. Most tenancies started before 15 January 1989 are likely to be secure. The secure tenancy was replaced on 15 January 1989 for new tenancies by an assured tenancy, with weaker protection, by the Housing Act 1988.
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"Secure housing association tenancies". Shelter England. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2017. http://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/council_housing_association/secure_housing_association_tenancies ↩
"Factsheet 68 - Tenancy rights – security of tenure" (PDF). Age UK. June 2017. Document explaining all the different types of tenancy for England and Wales, and their conditions. http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/Factsheets/FS68_Tenancy_rights_security_of_tenure_fcs.pdf?dtrk=true ↩