Course outline

This primarily applies in England only. It received the Royal Assent on October 27th, 2025, and is expected to come into force in early 2026. It is the most important change to security of tenure and obtaining vacant possession in residential leases for a generation.

Topics covered include:

• Abolition of assured shorthold tenancies;
• Tenants notice periods;
• Changes to the grounds for possession;
• Student accommodation and HMO’s;
• Rental bidding wars;
• Transitional provision;
• Maximum duration of assured tenancies;
• Comparison with the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016; and
• Discrimination against keeping pets, benefits tenants and children.

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Speaker

Richard Snape

Richard speaks at numerous courses for law societies all over the country, various public courses, in-house seminars within solicitors’ firms and has also talked extensively to local authorities and central government bodies. His areas of specialism include both commercial and residential property, in particular in relation to local government law, conveyancing issues, development land, commercial property and incumbrances in relation to land.