Housing minister Brandon Lewis has backtracked on
suggestions that the government may introduce longer standard tenancy
agreements in the private rental sector. In September of last year Lewis
launched the government’s model tenancy agreement, which went to consultation
with the industry. At the time he said: “Today we are publishing our own
tenancy agreement which tenants can use to ask for longer tenancies from their
landlord if they want to.” However, Lewis now appears to have made a 180 degree
turn. Having reiterated his recent announcements and consultation documents on
a possible blacklist for rogue letting agents and additional licensing rules to
prevent unsafe and overcrowded homes, he categorically ruled out any longer
standard tenancies. Read more on the Letting Agent Today website.
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