Section 2 removes provisions of the Housing Act 1988 which establish assured shorthold tenancies, so that such tenancies cannot be created in future. This section also removes section 21 of the Housing Act 1988. As well as this, section 6A is removed which detailed the mechanism that social housing providers could use to demote their tenants to assured shorthold tenancies if they commit anti-social behaviour.
Part 1: Tenancy reform Chapter 1: Assured Tenancies Section 2: Abolition of assured shorthold tenancies Effect