Legislation – Renters’ Rights Act 2025
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Part 1Tenancy reform
Chapter 2Tenancies that cannot be assured tenancies
31Long tenancies and financial services products
(1)
“Fixed term tenancies of more than 21 years
3D
A fixed term tenancy of a term certain of more than 21 years from the date of the grant of the tenancy.
Fixed term tenancies of 7 to 21 years granted before the Renters’ Rights Act 2025
3E
(1)
A tenancy of a term certain of—
(a)
21 years or less, but
(b)
more than 7 years,
from the date of the grant of the tenancy.
(2)
This paragraph applies only to tenancies entered into—
(a)
before the day on which the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 was passed,
(b)
during the period of two months beginning with that day, or
(c)
after the end of that period under a contract entered into before the end of that period.
Regulated home purchase plans
3F
(1)
A tenancy which, when it is granted, forms part of a regulated home purchase plan.
(2)
In this paragraph “regulated home purchase plan” has the same meaning that it has from time to time in regulation 63F(3)(a) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/544).
(3)
The Secretary of State may, by regulations, amend this paragraph in consequence of an order made under section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
(4)
Regulations under this paragraph—
(a)
may make different provision for different purposes;
(b)
are to be made by statutory instrument.
(5)
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this paragraph may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”
(2)
In section 133 of the 1988 Act (consent required for certain subsequent disposals), in subsection (11)(f), for “4” substitute “3D”
.
(3)
In the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985—
(a)
in section 9B (leases to which section 9A of that Act applies), in subsection (1)(b)—
(i)
after “subsection (1A)” insert “, (1AA)”
;
(ii)
for the words from “leases” to “more” substitute “certain leases to which section 11 applies”
;
(b)
in section 13 (leases to which section 11 of that Act applies: general rule)—
(i)
“(1AZA)
But that is subject to subsections (1ZA) to (1ZC).”;
(ii)
in subsection (1ZA), for “But in” substitute “In”
;
(iii)
“(1ZC)
Section 11 does not apply to a lease of a dwelling-house in England which—
(a)
(b)
was granted—
(i)
for a term of seven years or more, and
(ii)
by a person other than a private registered provider of social housing.”;
(iv)
in subsection (1A) omit paragraph (b) and the word “or” preceding it;
(v)
“(1AA)
Section 11 also applies to a lease of a dwelling-house in England granted on or after the day on which section 166 of the Localism Act 2011 came into force which is a tenancy for a fixed term of more than seven years that—
(a)
would be an assured tenancy if it were not for a term of more than seven years,
(b)
is not a shared ownership lease, and
(c)
is granted by a private registered provider of social housing.”;
(vi)
in subsection (1B), for “In subsection (1A)” substitute “In this section”
.
(4)
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (security of tenure on ending of long residential tenancies), in sub-paragraph (1)(a) after “low rent” insert “and were not for a term of more than seven years”
.
(5)
Where, immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, proceedings for an order for possession under section 8 of the 1988 Act in reliance on a valid notice given under that section of that Act have been commenced in relation to a tenancy and have not been concluded, or have not been commenced but have not become time-barred—
(a)
the tenancy remains an assured tenancy, and the notice remains valid, until any time when such proceedings in reliance on the notice become time-barred or are concluded, and
(b)
until that time the amendments made by subsections (1) and (4) do not apply in relation to the tenancy.
(6)
For the purposes of subsection (5), proceedings are “time-barred” after the time limit mentioned in section 8(3)(c) of the 1988 Act.