Tenancy By Default ?

[Dinger2]

In the event of the demise of the senior member of a family (divorcee) whose 2 male children (now adults over 25) spent their youth and teenage years at the same address . Six months after the bereavement ,can either of these brothers who have both served prison sentences and have form RE-CLAIM the tenancy of the property from the social housing association on the grounds of "family ties" ?
The property is a three bed family house and the rent would be paid by DWP housing benefit (for a single occupant /partner ) Many years ago it was quite commonplace for tenancy to be taken over by the eldest adult upon the demise of the parents.

[fiction-factory]

I would be surprised if the fact they have both served prison sentences and have 'form' (whatever that means) would have much, if any , bearing

[fiction-factory]

Are they still living there?

[wolf63]

Of they were not living there at the time as the parent it would be highly unusual for either son to be given tenancy.

[woofgang]

When council tenancies could be inherited, it was only inherited by an adult who was already living in the house. (At least that was the story in London) I can't see that an adult who had spent his teen years there has any claim at all. Addtionally social housing organisations are not council bodies and, within reason, can have their own rules.

[ummmm]

I don't think they transfer property anymore.

[Peter Pedant]

well
this is a complex case

https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/17628605.evicted-northwich-hoarder-family-now-face-losing-all-of-their-belongings/

where th eold lady is faced with eviction for hoarding - so is going to buy weaver vale out. she cant bring herself to release the money for the purchase which she has won. She wont allow her idle sons to do it either. Then she dies. They are evicted .....

and win their appeal to be rehoused back at the old association. where they move back, refill the house with dross ( a shrine to our dead mum etc ) and pay their rent fitfully

so - - - it depends on what the contract says ( she had lived there for 50 y ) and the CAB as ever can help

[bednobs]

who has been living there fir the interim six months?

[zebo]

When my mother was still alive living in a council house she used to tell of a couple of families where the adult children sold their own homes, moved in with elderly parents and then a couple of years down the line inherited the tenancy, sub-let the house for a far higher rent and bought another house to live in, banking the rent each month. Everyone, including the Council, knew what was going on but nothing happpened.
Hopefully inheriting tenancies has been stopped although sub-letting at a profit still happens.