The Government has now published its long-awaited white paper: ‘A fairer private rented sector‘. Much to absorb and significant change ahead. It is now clear these changes will cover both the private rented sector (PRS) and private registered providers (PRPs) in the social housing sector equally. Those with long memories may remember a consultation in 2018 on the abolition of section 21 notices and it seemed at one point assured shorthold tenancies generally. There was then a further ‘new deal for renting’ consultation in July 2019 on the proposed plans to extend and vary the grounds for possession, abolish s21 notices and whether the reforms should extend to housing associations and providers of supported accommodation as well as the PRS. That commitment to abolish s21 notices was included in the December 2019 Conservative Party election manifesto