A demoted tenancy is, in English law, a type of tenancy created by a court when a housing association get a demotion order from a court. It is typically created when an assured tenant or secure tenant engages in anti-social behaviour. The creation of the demoted tenancy is an alternative to eviction and makes a tenant easier to evict in the future.[1] The Housing Act 1985 established demoted tenancy, and the Housing Act 1996 expanded on it.[2]
In 2024, the UK government introduced legislation to abolish demoted tenancies, but it did not pass into law due to the early general election.