Renters' Rights Act and homelessness: prevention or relief

Understand how landlords' notice requirements under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 influence decisions on homelessness prevention and relief duties.

Following the Renters' Rights Act 2025, advisers need to understand how landlords' notice requirements influence homelessness decisions.

When does a local authority have a duty to secure interim accommodation during the homelessness application process?

This session explores the prevention and relief duties, the transition between them, and the circumstances in which interim accommodation duties arise, with reference to the updated Homelessness Code of Guidance.

What this event covers

This event will cover:

• an overview of notices seeking possession following the Renters' Rights Act

• the impact of a notice on homelessness prevention and relief duties

• the transition from prevention to relief, including guidance and good practice

What you'll learn

By the end of this event, you will understand:

• identify whether a notice served by a private landlord or housing association is valid under the transitional arrangements of the Renters' Rights Act 2025.

• when a local authority should accept the prevention duty

• how a local authority should approach the decision to move a case into the relief duty

• the law and guidance on the duty to provide interim accommodation

Who this event is for

This session is for local authority officers and anyone working with people who are homeless.

You'll find it helpful if you already have a general understanding of the homelessness application process.