# Renters’ Rights Act 2025, Paragraph 39: Local Government and Housing Act 1989

Extent: E+W

In Schedule 10 (security of tenure on ending of long residential tenancies)—
(a) in paragraph 5(1)(a), omit “, other than Ground 16”;
(b) for paragraph 5(2) substitute—
“(2) Ground 6 in Schedule 2 to the 1988 Act may not be specified in a landlord’s notice to resume possession if the tenancy is a former 1954 Act tenancy.
(2A) Where that Ground applies to any other long residential tenancy in accordance with sub-paragraph (1), it is to apply as if—
(a) in paragraph (b) of that Ground, the words “, but only in a case where section 7(5ZA) applies in relation to the tenancy,” were omitted;
(b) in the general redevelopment conditions, paragraph (f) was omitted.”;
(c) in paragraph 6(3)(c)—
(i) omit “(other than an assured shorthold tenancy)”;
(ii) for “5” substitute “5H”;
(d) in paragraph 11(3)—
(i) in the opening words, omit “(not being an assured shorthold tenancy)”;
(ii) in paragraph (c), for “5” substitute “5H”;
(e) in paragraph 11(5)—
(i) in the opening words, omit “(not being an assured shorthold tenancy)”;
(ii) in paragraph (c), for “5” substitute “5H”;
(f) in paragraph 12(1), omit “or Chapter II”;
(g) in paragraph 13(4), for “15” substitute “18”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/2/paragraph/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renters-rights-act-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-39
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