Section 38: Terms in insurance contracts relating to children or benefits status

Renters' Rights Act 2025 · 2025 c. 26View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Tenancy reform — Chapter 3: Discrimination in the rental market: England

A term of a contract of insurance to which this section applies is of no effect so far as the term makes provision (however expressed) requiring the insured to—

prohibit a tenant under a relevant tenancy or regulated tenancy from having a child live with or visit them at the dwelling, or
restrict the circumstances in which a tenant under a relevant tenancy or a regulated tenancy may have a child live with or visit them at the dwelling.

A term of a contract of insurance to which this section applies is of no effect so far as the term makes provision (however expressed) requiring the insured to prohibit a tenant under a relevant tenancy or regulated tenancy from being a benefits claimant.

This section applies to contracts of insurance which were entered into or whose duration was extended on or after the day on which this section comes into force.

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