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2026 No. 638 (C. 51)
HOUSING, ENGLAND
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2026
Made
16th June 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 145(1) and (7) of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.
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These Regulations may be cited as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2026.
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The following provisions of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, in so far as not already in force, come into force on 22nd June 2026—
(a) for the purposes of the provisions in the remainder of this regulation, section 100(1) and (5), so far as it provides for the meaning of “qualifying residential premises” in the inserted section 2B of the Housing Act 2004;
(b) section 100(6) (amendments of Acts), so far as it relates to the provisions in paragraph (c) of this regulation;
(c) in Part 1 of Schedule 4 (amendments of Housing Act 2004)—
(i) paragraph 1, so far as it relates to the provisions in the remainder of this paragraph;
(ii) paragraph 2(1), so far as it relates to the provision in sub-paragraph (iii) of this paragraph;
(iii) paragraph 2(3);
(iv) paragraph 6, for the purposes of financial penalties relating to category 1 hazards only;
(v) paragraph 32, for the purpose of adding the entry relating to the definition of “qualifying residential premises” into the table in section 54 of the Housing Act 2004;
(vi) paragraph 34, for the purposes of financial penalties relating to category 1 hazards only;
(vii) paragraph 42.
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