Legislation – Renters’ Rights Act 2025
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Part 5General
147Fixed term assured tenancy and statutory periodic tenancy to be treated as single assured tenancy
(1)
For the purposes of the relevant provisions, a fixed term assured tenancy and a periodic tenancy that arises on its expiry by virtue of section 5 of the 1988 Act are to be treated as a single assured tenancy which—
(a)
is entered into when the fixed term tenancy was entered into, and
(b)
becomes a periodic tenancy on the expiry of the fixed term.
(2)
In this section, “the relevant provisions” means—
(a)
(b)
(c)
section 5 of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 as amended by section 20, and
(d)
Part 1 of the 1988 Act as amended by Chapter 1 of Part 1.
(3)
The Secretary of State may by regulations amend this section to provide for this section to apply for the purposes of other provision made by or under an Act passed before or later in the same session as this Act.
(4)
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section (whether alone or with other provision) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(5)
Regulations under this section may make different provision for different purposes.
(6)
Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.