Section 16E — Other duties

(1) [F1 A relevant person must not, in relation to an assured tenancy—]

(a) [F1 purport to let a dwelling-house on the tenancy for a fixed term (see section 4A),]

(b) [F1 purport to bring the tenancy to an end by service of a notice to quit (see section 5(1)),]

(c) [F1 purport to bring the tenancy to an end, or require that it is brought to an end, orally,]

(d) [F1 serve on the tenant a purported notice of possession,]

(e) [F1 rely on a ground in Schedule 2 where the person does not reasonably believe that the landlord is, will or may be able to obtain an order for possession on that ground, or]

(f) [F1 where the tenancy is one to which section 16D applies, rely on one or more of Grounds 1B, 2ZA to 2ZD, 4, 5 to 5H, 6A or 18 in Schedule 2 if no statement was given to the tenant under section 16D(3) in respect of them.]

(2) [F1 Subject to section 16F, where a relevant person relies on Ground 1 or 1A in Schedule 2 in relation to an assured tenancy, the landlord must not, within the restricted period—]

(a) [F1 let the dwelling-house on a tenancy for a term of 21 years or less, or]

(b) [F1 permit a person to occupy the dwelling-house—]

(i) [F1 under a licence to occupy, and]

(ii) [F1 for monetary consideration.]

(3) [F1 Subject to section 16F, where a relevant person relies on Ground 1 or 1A in Schedule 2 in relation to an assured tenancy, a relevant person in relation to that tenancy must not—]

(a) [F1 within the restricted period, market the dwelling-house to let on a tenancy for a term of 21 years or less,]

(b) [F1 within the restricted period, market the dwelling-house to be occupied—]

(i) [F1 under a licence to occupy, and]

(ii) [F1 for monetary consideration,]

(c) [F1 authorise another person to market the dwelling-house to let on a tenancy for a term of 21 years or less, so far as the authorisation would allow that other person to market it within the restricted period, or]

(d) [F1 authorise another person to market the dwelling-house to be occupied—]

(i) [F1 under a licence to occupy, and]

(ii) [F1 for monetary consideration,]

[F1 so far as the authorisation would allow that other person to market it within the restricted period.]

(4) [F1 Where a prohibition in subsection (2) or (3) applies to a person, it continues to apply to that person until the end of the restricted period, whether or not the tenancy continues during that period.]

(5) [F1 A breach of subsection (1)(f) does not prevent a court from making an order for possession of the dwelling-house on the ground in question (but see section 16I(1)(a)).]

Amendment notes

1. F1 Ss. 16E-16G inserted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 13(1), 145(1)(8) (with ss. 138, 146(1), 147(1)(2), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 16, 17) (with power to repeal s. 16F(3)-(5) conferred (27.10.2025) by ss. 13(2), 145(2) of the amending Act); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(a) (with reg. 9)