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The new Consumer Rights Act 2015, which came into force almost 6 months ago on 01.10.2015, really does help to simplify the law by bringing together a number of Acts of Parliament, such as the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, in order to make everything clearer and more straightforward. It also adds some much needed sections which simplify and modernise consumer law.
The Deregulation Act 2015 is the most recent substantive legislation in relation to residential landlord and tenant matters The Act is in response to a number of cases in the Courts on deposit protection legislation and redresses the balance a little more towards landlords.
The availability of section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 allows Landlords to seek possession of a property let under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy BEFORE the expiry of its fixed term, unlike the other main form of Notice, under Section 21.
Notices Seeking Possession, commonly referred to as Section 21 Notices by the section number of the Act from which they originate, were introduced by the Housing Act 1988 (as amended) to provide landlords with a simple process by which to get possession of their property. These are used where there has been no breach of the tenancy agreement, as opposed to the use of Section 8 Notices.
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