The Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20) is an
act of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
One notable piece of legislation that was introduced is aimed at countering retaliatory
eviction
Eviction is the removal of a Tenement (law), tenant from leasehold estate, rental property by the landlord. In some jurisdictions it may also involve the removal of persons from premises that were foreclosure, foreclosed by a mortgagee (often ...
s (e.g. following a complaint by a tenant to a
landlord
A landlord is the owner of property such as a house, apartment, condominium, land, or real estate that is rented or leased to an individual or business, known as a tenant (also called a ''lessee'' or ''renter''). The term landlord appli ...
about the condition of the rented property) and imposes new obligations on landlords if they are to serve a valid
section 21 notice
In England and Wales, a section 21 notice, also known as a section 21 notice of possession or a section 21 eviction, is a notice under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, that a landlord must give to their tenant to begin the process to take posses ...
.
See also
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Landlord–tenant law
Landlord–tenant law is the field of law that deals with the rights and duties of landlords and tenants.
In common law legal systems such as Irish law, landlord–tenant law includes elements of the common law of real property and contract. ...
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Deregulation
Deregulation is the process of removing or reducing state regulations, typically in the economic sphere. It is the repeal of governmental regulation of the economy. It became common in advanced industrial economies in the 1970s and 1980s, as a ...
References
English law
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2015
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