The Tenants Protection Act 2010: which came into effect on 1 October 2010, gives rights to private tenants who have to leave their home because it is getting repossessed by their landlord's mortgage lender. The Act enables tenants to be heard at repossession hearings and gives courts the powers to delay repossession by up to two months. This ensures that tenants have sufficient time to move and have the same rights of notice as other private tenants. The Act also requires the mortgage lender to send a notice to tenants when they are applying to enforce the possession. To inform mortgage lenders, landlords and tenants of their rights and responsibilities under the Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010, my Department has published guidance which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/5933/1729687.pdf