Section 31: Long tenancies and financial services products, Renters' Rights Act 2025

In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1988 Act (tenancies which cannot be assured tenancies), after paragraph 3C insert—

In section 133 of the 1988 Act (consent required for certain subsequent disposals), in subsection (11)(f), for "4" substitute ."3D"

In the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985—

in section 9B (leases to which section 9A of that Act applies), in subsection (1)(b)—

after "subsection (1A)" insert ;", (1AA)"

for the words from "leases" to "more" substitute ;"certain leases to which section 11 applies"

in section 13 (leases to which section 11 of that Act applies: general rule)—

after subsection (1) insert— 1AZA But that is subject to subsections (1ZA) to (1ZC).;

in subsection (1ZA), for "But in" substitute ;"In"

after subsection (1ZB) insert— 1ZC Section 11 does not apply to a lease of a dwelling-house in England which— a was an assured tenancy immediately before the commencement date (which has the meaning given by section 146(3) of the Renters' Rights Act 2025), and b was granted— i for a term of seven years or more, and ii by a person other than a private registered provider of social housing.;

in subsection (1A) omit paragraph (b) and the word "or" preceding it;

after subsection (1A) insert— 1AA Section 11 also applies to a lease of a dwelling-house in England granted on or after the day on which section 166 of the Localism Act 2011 came into force which is a tenancy for a fixed term of more than seven years that— a would be an assured tenancy if it were not for a term of more than seven years, b is not a shared ownership lease, and c is granted by a private registered provider of social housing.;

in subsection (1B), for "In subsection (1A)" substitute ."In this section"

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (security of tenure on ending of long residential tenancies), in sub-paragraph (1)(a) after "low rent" insert ."and were not for a term of more than seven years"

Where, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, proceedings for an order for possession under section 8 of the 1988 Act in reliance on a valid notice given under that section of that Act have been commenced in relation to a tenancy and have not been concluded, or have not been commenced but have not become time-barred—

the tenancy remains an assured tenancy, and the notice remains valid, until any time when such proceedings in reliance on the notice become time-barred or are concluded, and

until that time the amendments made by subsections (1) and (4) do not apply in relation to the tenancy.

For the purposes of subsection (5), proceedings are "time-barred" after the time limit mentioned in section 8(3)(c) of the 1988 Act.

Section 31: Long tenancies and financial services products

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