# Renters’ Rights Act 2025, Section 37: Terms in mortgages relating to children or benefits status

Extent: E+W

(1) A term of a mortgage of premises that consist of or include a dwelling is of no effect so far as the term makes provision (however expressed) requiring the mortgagor to—
(a) prohibit a tenant under a relevant tenancy or regulated tenancy from having a child live with or visit them at the dwelling, or
(b) restrict the circumstances in which a tenant under a relevant tenancy or regulated tenancy may have a child live with or visit them at the dwelling.
(2) A term of a mortgage of premises that consist of or include a dwelling is of no effect so far as the term makes provision (however expressed) requiring a mortgagor to prohibit a tenant under a relevant tenancy or regulated tenancy from being a benefits claimant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/26/section/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renters-rights-act-2025/section-37
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