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    Family letting

    Issued date
    30 July 2025

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    An allowable letting is a family letting if the occupant is a member of the principal resident’s family—that is:

    • the person’s spouse
    • the parents of the person or the person’s spouse
    • the grandparents of the person or the person’s spouse
    • a brother, sister, nephew or niece of the person or the person’s spouse
    • a child, stepchild or grandchild of the person
    • the spouse of anyone mentioned in d or e.