Proposals outlining the biggest changes to the private rented sector in more than 30 years will be made public by the Government today.
The White Paper includes commitments to:
- Convert Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies into periodic tenancies, that can be ended by the tenant with two months' notice and by landlords with a legitimate reason
- Abolish Section 21 and introduce new possession grounds for landlords
- Extend the Decent Homes Standard to the sector
- Create a new Private Renters' Ombudsman to settle disputes informally
- Introduce a new Property Portal to support landlords – and to provide information on rogues
- Abolish rent review clauses (while retaining the ability to increase rents annually)
- Outlaw blanket bans on renting to families with children or tenants on benefits
- Incentivise landlords to accept tenants with pets
- Reform and speed up the court process.
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