# The Assured Tenancies (Private Rented Sector) (Prescribed Forms and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1988 Act” means the Housing Act 1988;
“the 2025 Act” means the Renters’ Rights Act 2025;
“private assured tenancy” means an assured tenancy that is not a social housing assured tenancy;
“social housing assured tenancy” means an assured tenancy of social housing (within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008) where the landlord is a private registered provider of social housing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/354/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/assured-tenancies-private-rented-sector-prescribed-forms-and-transitional-provisions-england-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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