If landlord is refused registration will tenant be guaranteed the length of their tenancy agreement?
The tenant’s rights under the tenancy agreement and relevant legislation are unaffected by a refusal of registration. If the local authority decides to serve a notice as to rent liability, that will affect the rental provisions in the tenancy agreement but nothing else. To terminate an assured tenancy (or a short assured tenancy other than at the end of a tenancy period) the landlord has to demonstrate one of the grounds in the Rent Acts to the court. That will not be affected by a refusal of registration. Such a refusal is not an admissible ground for termination.
