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.
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').
Key areas
- gives courts power to postpone the delivery of a possession order, and to stay or suspend the execution of an existing possession order
- ensures the tenant is given notice of a possession order before its execution
Last fetched 25 Apr 2026 · parliament.uk
Progress through Parliament10 stages recorded
Commons
1st reading
16 Dec 2009
Commons
2nd reading
29 Jan 2010
Commons
Committee stage
10 Feb 2010
Commons
Report stage
26 Feb 2010
Commons
3rd reading
26 Feb 2010
Lords
1st reading
01 Mar 2010
Lords
2nd reading
30 Mar 2010
Lords
Order of Commitment discharged
08 Apr 2010
Lords
3rd reading
08 Apr 2010
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Royal Assent
08 Apr 2010
DocumentsOpen on parliament.uk →
Act of ParliamentBillExplanatory NotesBill proceedings: Commons
Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010 c.19
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Bill 38 09-10 (as introduced)
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Bill 38 EN (Explanatory Notes to Bill)
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Report Stage Proceedings as at 26 February 2010
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