# The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026, Regulation 10: Saving provision relating to regulation 2: homelessness re-application after private rented sector offer


(1) Paragraph (2) applies where, prior to 1st May 2026, an applicant for assistance under Part 7 of the 1996 Act (homelessness: England) accepts an offer under section 193(7AA) of that Act (private rented sector offer).
(2) The repeal of section 195A of the 1996 Act (duty to offer accommodation following re-application after private sector offer) by section 25(4) of the 2025 Act (accommodation for homeless people: duties of local authority) does not apply.
(3) In this regulation, “the 1996 Act” means the Housing Act 1996.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/421/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renters-rights-act-2025-commencement-no-2-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2026/regulation-10
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