The Deregulation Act 2015 (the "Act") is an eclectic
mix of legislative tinkering. However, amongst the measures
relating to sellers of knitting yarn and trustees of child trust
funds are some key provisions that will affect residential
landlords.
We have already commented in an earlier
blog on the provisions contained in the Deregulation Bill
intended to clarify the law on protection of tenancy deposits and
s.21 notices to quit. However, the Act itself contains further
provisions that will affect the validity of these notices.
Service of a valid notice to quit is, of course, a pre-requisite
to successfully obtaining vacant possession. Sections 33-40 of the
Act will make it easier in some respects for a landlord to serve a
valid s.21 notice to quit and harder in others. These
provisions are not yet in force and will not come into force until
a relevant statutory instrument is made, but the implications will
be significant.
