Security of tenure: the way forward
Series: Solicitors' Journal ; 146 (26) 5 July 2002, 616-617 (2)Publication details: 2002Subject(s):- HOUSING LAW
- LAW COMMISSION
- TENANCY AGREEMENTS
- RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
- REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS
- POPLAR HOUSING & REGENERATION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LTD V DONOGHUE
- HOUSING ACT 1985
- HOUSING ACT 1988
- HOUSING ACT 1996
- SECURITY OF TENURE
- RENT ACT 1977
- TENANTS
- LANDLORDS
- WANDSWORTH LBC V ATTWELL
- ABANDONMENT
- TYPE I AGREEMENTS
- TYPE II AGREEMENTS
- ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
- UNFAIR TERMS IN CONSUMER CONTRACTS REGULATIONS 1994
- HOUSING
| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal article | London Journal article | 1 | Available | 119218-1001 |
Analyses the Law Commission's consultation paper "Renting homes 1: status and security" [available at www.lawcom.gov.uk/library/lib-comp.htm#libcp162]. The paper proposes a radical revision of security of tenure in residential accommodation and may be seen as a first step towards a code of housing law using a consumer approach with the tenancy agreement as the key document between tenants and landlords. Proposals include: tenants' status no longer depending on their landlords' identitity; replacing current forms of tenancy with two landlord-neutral types of agreement - types I and II; recovery of possession where the tenant has abandoned the property; measures to combat anti-social behaviour.