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2 years ago | 6 comments
Is my tenant still protected by the ‘Protected Tenancy’?
12:01 AM, 23rd January 2025, 2 years ago
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Hello, I bought a property in 2003 which had tenants in situ with a protected tenancy. They had been moved in very recently by a property company which had bought their previous rented property.
A tenancy agreement was set up by the property company describing the tenancy of the new property as ‘Protected’, but with a term of 2 years.
On my purchase, a condition was to take on the terms of the protected tenancy, so I have religiously sought rent revisions only via the Valuation Office Agency.
Is the tenant still protected by the ‘Protected Tenancy’?
Thank you,
Malcolm
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Member Since January 2020 - Comments: 559
2:10 PM, 23rd January 2025, About 2 years ago
A protected tenancy is usually one under the Rent Act 1977, which brings a raft of protection for the tenant in terms of rent, term and succession.
If you have been using the Rent Officer/VOA to do revies then it sounds like you do have a protected tenancy. In which case you can’t end it.
However, as always with these cases you should get some proper advice.
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11:45 PM, 23rd January 2025, About 2 years ago
I suggest you get help from a specialist housing lawyer as the term covering Rent Act tenancies is usually a Regulated Tenancy. A protect tenancy may only apply for a certain period.