UK To Abolish Fixed-Term Tenancies In May
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Sources · 7 independent
“effectively, everything changes on the 1st of May. So what I currently called fixed-term assured-shorthold tenancies, or ASTs for short, will be abolished and they'll be replaced with what are called assured periodic tenancies.”
“will convert to a rolling periodic tenancy from the first of May.”
“will convert to a rolling periodic tenancy from the first of May. a month or week to week, depending on your arrangement, with no end date.”
“if you're in social housing it won't apply yet that's coming in. to say most of what's coming in mirrors what we've had in Scotland for several years now.”
“Notice periods have already been extended and the government there has proposed further reforms including ending them all together. Overall England's changes bring it much more into line with the broader UK trend toward greater security and clearer rights for renters.”
“the end of no-fault evictions is, as we've said, a key part of the legislation. But there have been reports of landlords evicting tenants before those new laws come into force.”
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