Legislation – Renters’ Rights Act 2025
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Part 2Residential landlords
Chapter 3The Private Rented Sector Database
Enforcement
90Restriction on gaining possession
(1)
In section 7 of the 1988 Act (orders for possession)—
(a)
in subsection (4), after “then” insert “, subject to subsection (5ZC),”
;
(b)
“(5ZC)
The court may not make an order for possession of a dwelling-house while the landlord (or, in the case of joint landlords, any of the joint landlords) is in breach of section 82(3)(a) of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 in relation to the dwelling-house, unless the ground for possession is Ground 7A in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to this Act or Ground 14 in Part 2 of that Schedule.”
(2)
The Secretary of State may by regulations amend section 7 of the 1988 Act for the purpose of changing—
(a)
the person or persons by whom, or
(b)
the circumstances in which,
a breach of section 82(3)(a) of this Act prevents the making of an order for possession.