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Lib Dems call for Housing Act to be changed so that tenants are always given at least six months’ notice
The Liberal Democrats have called for private landlords to have to give at least six months’ notice after the initial fixed term.
At their conference, the party passed a motion calling for the Housing Act 1988 to be amended in order to increase the notice from two to six months that landlords must give tenants after the initial minimum fixed term of six months.
The same motion also calls for a ban on letting agent fees; a cap on tenants’ deposits; first refusal for tenants when a landlord sells; and rent rises to be linked to inflation and/or tenants’ wages.
We suspect that as the party conference season goes on, there will be plenty more pronouncements on housing.
