Reasons why a mutual exchange may be refused
Mutual exchanges can be refused for a number of reasons some of which are listed below.
- A court order has been made giving possession of the tenant dwelling to the Landlord.
- A notice of seeking possession has been served on either tenant or the person whom the tenant proposes to exchange, and the notice is still in force.
- Either property is to be under occupied or over occupied as a result of the exchange.
- The property has been let to a tenant who is an employee of the Landlord, and the property is within the boundaries of an operational building.
- The landlord is a registered charity and the where the incoming tenant’s residency would conflict with the purposes of that of the charity.
- The landlord is a housing association or housing trust which caters for people with special needs and the exchange would result in the property being occupied by someone without those needs.
- The dwelling is in a group of dwellings let to people with special needs, e.g. elderly, and the exchange would result in the dwelling being occupied by someone without these needs.
This list is not exhaustive.
Please note that you cannot exchange if this creates an under occupancy according to Welfare Reform rules.
