Ending your own tenancy

If you want to end your tenancy, you must give us at least four weeks’ notice in writing, and the notice should end on a Monday. 

You'll need to complete a Notice to End Your Tenancy form.

Your tenancy won't end until you have returned your keys to one of our Hubs.

  • We'll ask you to let us into your home to do any small repairs before your tenancy ends.
  • You must return all your keys, including the security-lock, outhouse and meter-box keys to a Hub no later than 12noon on the Monday that your tenancy ends. If you don't do this, we will charge you rent until the following Monday.
  • You must leave any alterations you have made to your home in place when you leave. Or, you must put things back as they were before you made any changes. Otherwise, we'll charge you for repairing or replacing work you have done. 
  • You must make good any damage or repairs which are your responsibility. If you don’t, we will do the work and charge you for it.

Before you move...

  • Please arrange for your electricity and gas suppliers to read your meters so you can pay your final bill. You must tell us who your gas and electricity suppliers are.
  • Inform Wakefield Council of your moving date and your new address so they can make sure your Council Tax record is up to date.
  • On the day you move, please make sure you turn the water off at the stop tap. If you have a water meter, you will also need to arrange for the water company to read your meter.
  • Your rent account must be clear when your tenancy ends. This usually means paying your rent up to the Monday your tenancy ends. Get in touch if you're not sure how much to pay.
  • Make sure that you remove all your furniture, carpets and belongings and empty all the cupboards and sheds.
  • Don’t leave any rubbish or unwanted items in your home or garden. If you leave anything behind when you move, we'll charge you the cost of removing them.
  • Royal Mail can arrange to redirect your mail to your new address. There's a charge for this service.
  • If you have a phone, tell the phone company you are moving.

Thank you for being a Vico Homes customer and good luck in your new home!


Ending someone else's tenancy - advice for relatives and next of kin

  • If you're dealing with a relative or friend’s tenancy because they've died or moved into residential care, we know this may be a very difficult time and we're here to help. Please get in touch with us as soon as possible as we may be able to end the tenancy before the four weeks’ official notice period. Call us on 0345 8 507 507.
  • If you've used the Wakefield Council 'Tell us once' service, this service won't inform us that your relative or friend has died so you still need to get in touch. 
  • Tenancies can only end on a Monday. If you hand in the keys before 12noon on a Monday, the tenancy will end straight away as long as you have given us four weeks’ notice. If you hand them in later, the tenancy will end on the following Monday.
  • It helps us to know how long you think you will need the keys. We have to charge rent until the keys are handed in and we'll ask you who will be responsible for paying the rent until then.
  • Wakefield Council can't pay Housing Benefit or Universal Credit after a tenant dies. Benefit is usually cancelled on the Monday after a death. If your relative or friend was receiving any kind of benefit, or a State Pension, you need to tell the Department for Work and Pensions that they have died.

Succeeding a tenancy