Deregulation Act 2015; what does it mean for landlords
< 1 minute read | January 27, 2016
To help keep your clients legal and safe we’ve listed the main points below:
The main changes are to Section 21 notices, how they can be served and subsequently enforced.
- For tenancies dated after 1st October 2015 landlords cannot serve tenants with a Section 21 notice within the first four months of the tenancy.
- The government has stated that from October 2018 this will apply to all tenancies regardless of the date they were entered into.
Furthermore they have also changed the notice itself to a prescribed format, much like the current Section 8 notice.
All landlords will be aware that at the start of any new tenancy they must protect the tenants deposit and also serve them the ‘Prescribed Information’.
Following the Deregulation Act 2015 landlords must now also provide the tenant with a copy of the ‘How to Rent’ booklet, either as a hard copy or electronically (email). This will accompany the previously required Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and a valid copy of the gas safety certificate.
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