1st Edition

The Renters' Rights Act A Practical Guide

By V. Charles Ward Copyright 2026
104 Pages
by Routledge

104 Pages
by Routledge

The Renters Rights’ Act: A Practical Guide provides a comprehensive analysis of the most significant reform to residential tenancy law in England in over 30 years. This timely resource explains the abolition of Section 21 no-fault evictions, the conversion of fixed-term tenancies to periodic arrangements, and the new regulatory framework designed to rebalance power between landlords and tenants... Read more

1. Preparing for Change  2. The fundamentals  3. The new grounds for possession  4. The process of recovering possession  5. Advance rent, deposits and rent variation  6. Marketing and documenting a tenancy  7. The Cost of Getting It Wrong  8. New investigatory powers  9. Anti-discrimination and pets  10. Landlord registration and Housing standards

 

Biography

V. Charles Ward is a UK registered solicitor and Legal Associate of the Royal Town Planning Institute, currently working on contract with HB Public Law (a local authority shared legal service). He is also Company Solicitor with The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management. His primary professional expertise is in real estate; town and country planning; housing regeneration; company law; and burial and cremation. The author’s professional background is primarily (but not exclusively) public sector. He has also worked for Capsticks Solicitors as well as Unilever. Earlier books written by this author include Housing Regeneration: A Plan for Implementation; Fire Safety Law; and Residential Leaseholders Handbook.