# Renters’ Rights Act 2025, Paragraph 20: Amendments of Ground 6: redevelopment

Extent: E+W

For Ground 6 (excluding the italic heading) substitute—
“These conditions are met—
(a) the general redevelopment conditions (in every case);
(b) the landlord’s acquisition condition, but only in a case where section 7(5ZA) applies in relation to the tenancy;
(c) the additional RSL condition, but only in a case where the landlord seeking possession is—
(i) a relevant social landlord, and
(ii) the person who intends to carry out the work mentioned in this ground.
The “general redevelopment conditions” are met if—
(a) the landlord seeking possession is mentioned in the first column in a row of the table in this ground;
(b) the tenancy is mentioned in the second column of that row;
(c) a person mentioned in the third column of that row intends to—
(i) demolish or reconstruct the whole or a substantial part of the dwelling-house, or
(ii) carry out substantial works on the dwelling-house or any part of it, or any building of which it forms part;
(d) the intended work cannot reasonably be carried out without the tenant giving up possession of the dwelling-house because—
(i) the tenant is not willing to agree to such a variation of the terms of the tenancy as would give such access and other facilities as would permit the intended work to be carried out,
(ii) the nature of the intended work is such that no such variation is practicable,
(iii) the tenant is not willing to accept an assured tenancy of such part only of the dwelling-house (in this sub-paragraph referred to as “the reduced part”) as would leave in the possession of the landlord so much of the dwelling-house as would be reasonable to enable the intended work to be carried out and, where appropriate, as would give such access and other facilities over the reduced part as would permit the intended work to be carried out, or
(iv) the nature of the intended work is such that such a tenancy is not practicable;
(e) either —
(i) the assured tenancy began at least 6 months before the relevant date, or
(ii) notice of a compulsory acquisition was given in respect of the dwelling-house where—
(A) the acquiring authority was the person who became the landlord who is seeking possession, and
(B) the dwelling-house was transferred to that landlord within the period of 12 months ending with the relevant date;
(f) the assured tenancy on which the dwelling-house is let did not come into being by virtue of any provision of Schedule 1 to the Rent Act 1977, as amended by Part 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act or, as the case may be, section 4 of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976, as amended by Part 2 of that Schedule.
The “landlord’s acquisition condition” is met if—
(a) the landlord seeking possession acquired their interest in the dwelling-house before the grant of the tenancy, or
(b) that interest was in existence at the time of that grant and neither that landlord (or, in the case of joint landlords, any of them) nor any other person who, alone or jointly with others, has acquired that interest since that time acquired it for money or money’s worth.
The “additional RSL condition” is met in case A, case B or case C.
Case A: a case where alternative accommodation that meets the following conditions is available for the tenant or will be available for the tenant when the order for possession takes effect—
(a) it is let as a separate dwelling with adequate security of tenure;
(b) it is affordable;
(c) it is in an appropriate location;
(d) it is not overcrowded.
Case B: a case where alternative accommodation that meets the following conditions is available for the tenant or will be available for the tenant when the order for possession takes effect—
(a) it is being provided temporarily until other alternative accommodation becomes available which will meet the conditions in case A;
(b) it is affordable;
(c) it is in an appropriate location;
(d) it is not overcrowded.
Case C: a case where—
(a) the tenancy of the dwelling-house was not granted pursuant to a nomination as mentioned in section 159(2)(c) of the Housing Act 1996,
(b) when the tenancy was granted, the landlord intended to—
(i) demolish or reconstruct the whole or a substantial part of the dwelling-house, or
(ii) carry out substantial works on the dwelling-house or any part of it, or any building of which it forms part,
within a specific period, and
(c) the relevant social landlord gave the tenant, before the tenancy was entered into, a written statement of the landlord’s wish to be able to recover possession on the basis of that intention to carry out that work within that period (and that period must be included in the statement).
For the purpose of the additional RSL condition, accommodation—
(a) is let “with adequate security of tenure” if it is let—
(i) on an assured tenancy, or
(ii) on terms which will, in the opinion of the court, afford to the tenant security of tenure reasonably equivalent to the security afforded by an assured tenancy;
(b) is “affordable” if it is—
(i) no more expensive than the dwelling-house of which possession is being sought, or
(ii) reasonably suitable to the means of the tenant;
(c) is “in an appropriate location” if it is—
(i) reasonably close to the dwelling-house of which possession is being sought, or
(ii) reasonably suitable to the needs of the tenant and the tenant’s family as regards proximity to place of work;
(d) is “overcrowded” if the result of the occupation of the accommodation by the tenant and the tenant’s family would be that it would be an overcrowded dwelling for the purposes of Part 10 of the Housing Act 1985.
Table
Landlord seeking possession
Tenancy
Landlord intending to redevelop
a relevant social landlord
any tenancy
(a) the landlord who is seeking possession
(b) a superior landlord
the unit-holder of a commonhold unit in relation to which a commonhold association exercises functions
a tenancy of a dwelling-house which is contained in or comprises the commonhold unit
(a) the landlord who is seeking possession
(b) the commonhold association
any landlord other than a relevant social landlord or a unit-holder of a commonhold unit in relation to which a commonhold association exercises functions
any tenancy
the landlord who is seeking possession
In this ground—
“commonhold association”, “commonhold unit” and “unit-holder” have the meanings given by Part 1 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (see sections 11 to 13 and 34 of that Act);
“relevant social landlord” means—
(a) a non-profit registered provider of social housing,
(b) a body registered as a social landlord in the register maintained under section 1 of the Housing Act 1996,
(c) a body registered as a social landlord in the register kept under section 20(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010,
(d) a housing trust, within the meaning of the Housing Associations Act 1985, which is a charity, or
(e) where the dwelling-house is social housing within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, a profit-making registered provider of social housing.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/1/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renters-rights-act-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-20
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