an agreement between a government-approved body such as a housing association and a tenant for occupation of a newly-built house or flat at an agreed market rent, under which the tenant has security of tenure
Compare regulated tenancy
Examples of 'assured tenancy' in a sentence
assured tenancy
An assured tenancy subject to a possession order ended only when possession was delivered up.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Since the legislation does not specify a minimum duration for an assured tenancy, there is, strictly speaking, no legal minimum length for an assured shorthold.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
An assured tenancy gives a tenant security of tenure in return for paying a full market rent.