Legislation – Renters’ Rights Act 2025

• “Ground 2ZB

  The landlord who is seeking possession holds the interest in the dwelling-house under a superior tenancy which is a fixed term tenancy of a term certain of more than 21 years and—

  1. (a)

     the fixed term will expire (if the tenancy does not come to an end earlier) within the period of 12 months beginning with the relevant date, or

  2. (b)

     if the superior tenancy has continued following the expiry of the fixed term, any party to the superior tenancy has served a valid notice to terminate that tenancy as a result of which the superior tenancy will end within the period of 12 months beginning with the relevant date.

• Ground 2ZC

  The landlord who is seeking possession became the landlord by virtue of section 18 no more than 6 months before the date on which the possession proceedings were commenced, and the previous landlord under the assured tenancy was, or, in the case of previous joint landlords, at least one them was—

  1. (a)

     a private registered provider of social housing,

  2. (b)

     a tenant of the superior landlord under a tenancy of an agricultural holding within the meaning of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 which is a tenancy to which that Act applies, or a farm business tenancy within the meaning of the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995,

  3. (c)

     a person who held the dwelling-house for the purpose of making it available for occupation as supported accommodation, or

  4. (d)

     a company of which a local authority owns at least 50% of the issued share capital.

• Ground 2ZD

  The landlord who is seeking possession became the landlord by virtue of section 18, no more than 6 months before the date on which the possession proceedings were commenced, as a result of a superior tenancy which was a fixed term tenancy of a term certain of more than 21 years coming to an end—

  1. (a)

     on the expiry of the fixed term,

  2. (b)

     within the period of 12 months ending with the date on which the fixed term would have expired if the tenancy had not come to an end, or

  3. (c)

     after the expiry of the fixed term, as a result of a valid notice to terminate the tenancy.”