Landlord & Tenant Law: Proposal to Require Landlords to Offer Open Ended Tenancies

The government has announced today that landlords will be required to offer open ended tenancies to tenants and will need a valid reason to recover possession of their property.

Under the present system, landlords can serve a section 21 notice without any grounds to terminate the tenancy after the fixed term of the tenancy has expired. Under the section 21 procedure, the tenant is given 2 months’ written notice that the landlord requires possession of the property.

There is uncertainty regarding when the new law will come into force.

The info-graphic below shows the current situation in the UK for privately rented households.

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Written by Claire Stewart

If you are interested in reading more on this subject, the following references to this blog provide more detail:

English Private Landlord Survey 2018

Government announces end to unfair evictions

Monday briefing: Landlords’ eviction powers to be curbed

Quarter of households in UK will rent privately by end of 2021, says report