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Your exchange could be refused if the landlord considers that the home is either too big or too small. Landlords may have different policies on the occupancy size of a property. You must always check with the landlord to make sure that you are eligible to move into that property.

When two or more tenants want to exchange their properties, this is known as a mutual exchange or a home swap. You can only do this after you have been given consent by a relevant landlord. You must also have an agreed date to sign documents and move house. You cannot move into an empty home.

You can expect to wait between 1 day and 2 weeks between exchange and completion. However, in some circumstances, buyers and sellers agree to exchange and complete on the same day or wait longer – sometimes even months. Either way, if you have just exchanged contracts (or about to) on a house sale, congratulations!

When you mutually exchange your home, you are swapping tenancies with someone else. This means it's really important you check what type of tenancy the other person has before you swap. For example, if you swap with a tenant living in a housing association property, they may not have the right to buy.

If the person you exchanged with is willing to swap back you can reapply for an exchange and provided this is agreed by your landlord the exchange could go ahead.