Assured shorthold tenure: long term insecurity?

Rodgers, C.P.

Assured shorthold tenure: long term insecurity? - 1989 - Law Society`s Gazette 86(12) 22 March 1989, 34-36(3) .

Examines provisions in the Housing Act 1988 for the assured shorthold tenancy ; compares it with the old style protected shorthold tenancy and discusses control of shorthold rent s and grounds for possession . Considers advantages of the assured shorthold for private sector landlords, but warns that this form of tenancy could create long term insecurity for tenants without effective rent control.