Chapter 4 of Part 6 of the Housing Act 2004 (tenancy deposit schemes) is amended as follows.
In section 212—
in subsection (1), for "shorthold" substitute ;"assured"
in subsection (2), for "shorthold" substitute ;"assured"
in subsection (8)—
at the appropriate place insert— "assured tenancy" means an assured tenancy within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988 (for transitional provision see Schedule 6 to the Renters' Rights Act 2025);
omit the definition of "shorthold tenancy";
in the definition of "tenancy deposit", for "a shorthold" substitute ;"an assured"
in subsection (9), in paragraph (a), for "shorthold" substitute ."assured"
In section 213, in each place it occurs, for "a shorthold" substitute ."an assured"
In section 214—
in subsection (1)—
for "a shorthold" substitute ;"an assured"
omit "on or after 6 April 2007";
after subsection (1) insert— 1ZA In relation to a tenancy that, immediately before the commencement date, was an assured shorthold tenancy, subsection (1) applies as if after "assured tenancy", in the first place it occurs, there were inserted ."on or after 6 April 2007" 1ZB In subsection (1ZA)— "assured shorthold tenancy" means an assured shorthold tenancy within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988 as it had effect before the amendments made by the Renters' Rights Act 2025; "the commencement date" has the meaning given by section 146(3) of the Renters' Rights Act 2025.;
in subsection (5), for "a shorthold" substitute ."an assured"
For section 215 substitute—
Omit section 215A.
In section 215B—
in the title, for "Shorthold" substitute ;"Assured"
in subsection (1)—
in paragraph (a) for "a shorthold" substitute ;"an assured"
in paragraph (d) for "shorthold" substitute ."assured"
Omit section 215C.
In Schedule 10—
for "shorthold tenancies", in each place it occurs, substitute ;"assured tenancies"
for "a shorthold tenancy", in each place it occurs, substitute ."an assured tenancy"