Legislation – Renters’ Rights Act 2025
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Part 1Tenancy reform
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25Accommodation for homeless people: duties of local authority
(1)
The Housing Act 1996 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 193 (duty to persons with priority need who are not homeless intentionally)—
(a)
in subsection (1A), omit paragraph (b) (exception for notice of refusal to co-operate) and the “or” before it;
(b)
in subsection (6) omit paragraph (cc);
(c)
in subsection (7AB) omit paragraph (c) and the “and” before it;
(d)
in subsection (7AC)—
(i)
in paragraph (a) omit “shorthold”;
(ii)
at the end of paragraph (a) insert “and”
;
(iii)
omit paragraph (c) and the “and” before it.
(3)
In section 193C (consequences of deliberate and unreasonable refusal to co-operate) omit subsections (3) to (10) (homelessness relief duty).
(4)
Omit section 195A (duty to offer accommodation following re-application after private sector offer).