Housing Act 1988 (Amendment) Bill [HL]

Lords bill Private Members' Bill (Lords ballot) 2024-25

A Private Members' Bill introduced in the House of Lords through ballot. Some Lords PMBs do progress to law, particularly on technical, non-partisan matters.

Sponsor

Baroness Twycross

Introduced

21 November 2023

Last activity

21 November 2023

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About this bill

A Bill to amend the Housing Act 1988 so that long leases of residential dwellings are not deemed to be assured tenancies for the purposes of that Act; and for connected purposes.

Parliamentary stages

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Lords

● First reading 21 Nov 2023

Commons

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Final stages

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What this bill is about

From the Explanatory Notes (November 2023):

1 There is currently uncertainty as to whether residential leasehold properties with ground rents of more than £250 a year outside Greater London (or more than £1,000 a year inside Greater London) are to be deemed assured tenancies under the Housing Act 1988. 1 2 If these leases are assured tenancies and the ground rents are not paid, even inadvertently, then the landlord is able to repossess the property. A court has no jurisdiction under the Housing Act 1988 to refuse to grant possession to the landlord for non-payment of rent due under an assured tenancy. That is contrary to the position w…

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