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Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010

A Bill to protect persons whose tenancies are not binding on mortgages and to require mortgagees to give notice of the proposed execution of possession orders.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 16 December 2009 by Dr Brian Iddon (Labour). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010, receiving Royal Assent on 8 April 2010.

What the bill does

<p>The recent economic downturn has been accompanied by a rise in the numbers of homes being repossessed. The main purpose of the Bill is to offer protection to tenants of rental properties whose landlord has both defaulted on his mortgage and not notified his lender that the property was being let (an 'unauthorised tenancy').</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>gives courts power to postpone the delivery of a possession order, and to stay or suspend the execution of an existing possession order</li><li>ensures the tenant is given notice of a possession order before its execution</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 16 Dec 2009
  2. 2nd reading Commons 29 Jan 2010
  3. Committee stage Commons 10 Feb 2010
  4. Report stage Commons 26 Feb 2010
  5. 3rd reading Commons 26 Feb 2010
  6. 1st reading Lords 1 Mar 2010
  7. 2nd reading Lords 30 Mar 2010
  8. Order of Commitment discharged Lords 8 Apr 2010
  9. 3rd reading Lords 8 Apr 2010
  10. Royal Assent Unassigned 8 Apr 2010

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 13 Apr 2010.