Legislation – Renters’ Rights Act 2025

““assured tenancy” means an assured tenancy within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988 (for transitional provision see Schedule 6 to the Renters’ Rights Act 2025);”

(ii)

omit the definition of “shorthold tenancy”;

(iii)

in the definition of “tenancy deposit”, for “a shorthold” substitute “an assured”;

(d)

in subsection (9), in paragraph (a), for “shorthold” substitute “assured”.

(3)

In section 213, in each place it occurs, for “a shorthold” substitute “an assured”.

(4)

In section 214—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

for “a shorthold” substitute “an assured”;

(ii)

omit “on or after 6 April 2007”;

(b)

after subsection (1) insert—

“(1ZA)

In relation to a tenancy that, immediately before the commencement date, was an assured shorthold tenancy, subsection (1) applies as if after “assured tenancy”, in the first place it occurs, there were inserted “on or after 6 April 2007”.

(1ZB)

In subsection (1ZA)—

“assured shorthold tenancy” means an assured shorthold tenancy within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988 as it had effect before the amendments made by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025;

“the commencement date” has the meaning given by section 146(3) of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.”;

(c)

in subsection (5), for “a shorthold” substitute “an assured”.

(5)

For section 215 substitute—

“215Sanctions for non-compliance

(1)

Where a tenancy deposit has been paid in connection with an assured tenancy, the court may make an order for possession of the dwelling-house let on the assured tenancy only if the tenancy deposit is being held in accordance with an authorised scheme.

(2)

Where a tenancy deposit has been paid in connection with an assured tenancy, the court may make an order for possession of the dwelling-house let on the assured tenancy only if such requirements of the scheme as fell to be complied with by the landlord on receiving the tenancy deposit have been complied with (whether or not within the period mentioned by section 213(3)) in relation to the tenancy deposit.

(3)

Where a tenancy deposit has been paid in connection with an assured tenancy, the court may make an order for possession of the dwelling-house let on the assured tenancy only if the requirements of section 213(5) and (6)(a) have been complied with.

(4)

Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply in relation to an order for possession made on Ground 7A or 14 in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988 (whether or not any other grounds for possession are met).

(5)

Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply where—

(a)

the tenancy deposit has been returned to the tenant in full or with such deductions as are agreed between the landlord and tenant, or

(b)

an application to the county court has been made under section 214(1) and has been determined by that court, withdrawn or settled by agreement between the parties.

(6)

If any deposit given in connection with an assured tenancy could not be lawfully required as a result of section 213(7), the court may not make an order for possession of the dwelling-house let on the assured tenancy until the property in question is returned to the person by whom it was given as a deposit.

(7)

In subsection (6) “deposit” has the meaning given by section 213(8).

(8)

In relation to an assured tenancy that was entered into before the commencement date, subsection (2) is to be read as if the words “on or after 6 April 2007” were inserted after “assured tenancy” in the first place it occurs.

(9)

See also paragraph 11 of Schedule 6 to the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (disapplication of amendments to this Chapter in relation to a tenancy that immediately before the commencement date was an assured tenancy other than an assured shorthold tenancy).

(10)

In this section—

“assured shorthold tenancy” means an assured shorthold tenancy within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988 as it had effect before the amendments made by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025;

“the commencement date” has the meaning given by section 146(3) of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025;

“the court” means a court having jurisdiction to make an order for possession of a dwelling-house let on an assured tenancy (see section 40 of the Housing Act 1988);

“dwelling-house” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988 (see section 45 of that Act).”