This bill clarifies that long residential leases (21+ years) are never treated as assured tenancies under housing law, regardless of ground rent level. This protects leaseholders from repossession risk and mortgage lending issues.
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.
Status: In Progress
Current House: Lords
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Baroness Twycross
Introduced: 2023-11-21