Renters Reform Bill Published

• Secondly, if a landlord wants to bring a tenancy to an end, they will need to use other grounds for eviction, under Section 8 of the 1988 Act. Propertymark has been lobbying for these grounds to be strengthened in order to give assurances to landlords that they will be able to regain their property when they need to.

Some Section 8 grounds have been amended and updated and some new grounds have been added in order to give landlords protections in certain circumstances. Please see our information on the Section 8 grounds and the changes.

22 MAY 2023 CHANGES TO GROUNDS FOR EVICTION IN ENGLAND The Renters (Reform) Bill has made amendments to the grounds for eviction under Section 8 of the Housing Act 1988. These have been changed and, in some cases, strengthened, to give landlords better protections when evicting a tenant. These changes will be necessary if the Bill becomes law because a Section 21 notice will no longer be valid. Under the proposals in the Renters (Reform) Bill, tenancies which give a fixed term will not be legally effective and all tenancies will be on a monthly (or in some cases, depending on the rental period, 28 days) basis. The tenant will be required to give two months’ notice to leave their agreement, however, unlike now, the notice could apply at any point during the tenancy, and they would only need to pay rent until the end of the notice period. The notice period a landlord must give is dependent on which ground for eviction they need to use.