Section 59 repeals Part 3 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, which permits a landlord to recover abandoned premises let under an assured shorthold tenancy without a court order. Landlords will need to seek possession using one of the grounds listed in Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988.
Part 1: Tenancy reform Chapter 7: Miscellaneous Section 59: Abandoned premises under assured shorthold tenancies Effect