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UK To Abolish Fixed-Term Tenancies In May

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Fixed-term assured-shorthold tenancies (ASTs) in the UK will be abolished on May 1. Landlords are prohibited from including terms in agreements that override these protections. Landlords must provide an information sheet explaining these changes to existing tenants by May 31.

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Sources · 7 independent

BBC Radio 4

“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.”

BBC Radio 4

“will convert to a rolling periodic tenancy from the first of May.”

BBC Radio 4

“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.”

BBC Radio 4

“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.”

BBC Radio 4

“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.”

BBC Radio 4

“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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