VIRTUAL EVENT

The Renters’ Rights Bill has entered the final stages of its passage through Parliament. It should soon receive Royal Assent. The intention behind the RRB is to change the balance of power between landlords and tenants, giving greater rights to the latter. These reforms are to be achieved in part by amendments to the Housing Act 1988. The social ills that the RRB hopes to meet mainly arise from the private sector residential market. However, most tenancies granted by Housing Associations (Housing Associations) are also governed by the HA88, so the changes will also affect HA PRPs.

One of the changes under the RRB is to restrict the right of landlords to increase their tenant’s rent. In this area special provision has been made for low-cost tenancies, which are HA tenancies at below market rents. However, the new provisions to low-cost tenancies may nonetheless leave HAs in a less strong position than previously.

This Webinar will explain the new provisions for rent increases by Housing Associations, highlight the differences with the current provisions and explain the potential risks.

This session will include a Q&A for attendee questions.

Speaker:

Nicholas Grundy KC, a Property, Public Law, Equality and Human Rights barrister at Five Paper

Nicholas Grundy KC

Nicholas Grundy KC

Year of Call: 1993 | Silk: 2016

Nick specialises in Property, Public Law, Equality and Human Rights, with particular expertise in statutory interpretation.

He is Head of Five Paper’s Real Property Practice Group and also a member of the Housing, Landlord & Tenant and Public Law Groups.

Nick is consistently recommended as a leading silk in the latest editions of Chambers UK and Legal 500. In 2024, he was shortlisted for Property and Housing Silk of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards.

He is also a long-standing member of the SHLA Committee.

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