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In an effort to attract Landlords back into the private
rented sector the Government introduced the
Housing Act 1988 which gave rise to two new types
of tenancies, an Assured and an Assured Shorthold
Tenancy. The most popular of these is the Assured
Shorthold as it guarantees the Landlord the right to
possession, whilst with the Assured Tenancy
possession by the Landlord may only be obtained on
certain qualifying grounds. When the Act first came
into being, creating an Assured Shorthold Tenancy, it
was fraught with problems and many landlords fell
foul of its strict regulations thus creating an Assured
Tenancy by default. The introduction of the Housing
Act 1996 simplified the method to create an Assured
Shorthold, and since 28th February 1997, all
tenancies which meet the criteria of the Housing Act
1988 are automatically Assured Shortholds. Knowing
that possession for a Landlord is guaranteed under
an Assured Shorthold, there is no advantage to a
Landlord to offer an Assured Tenancy.
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