Part 1 – Residential tenancies – rent cap and evictions
7.Section 1 introduces schedule 1 which makes temporary modifications in relation to rent controls in the following—
the 2016 Act in relation to private residential tenancies (paragraph 1 of schedule 1),
the 1988 Act in relation to assured tenancies and short assured tenancies (paragraph 2 of schedule 1),
the 2001 Act in relation to Scottish secure tenancies and short Scottish secure tenancies (paragraph 3 of schedule 1),
student residential tenancies (governed by contract) (paragraph 4 of schedule 1).
8.Section 2 introduces schedule 2 which makes temporary modifications to the law in relation to evictions. In particular, schedule 2 adjusts the law on evictions to temporarily restrict the enforcement of various eviction orders and provides for limited exceptions to the restriction.
