A Bill to provide certain protections for persons who live together as a couple or have lived together as a couple; and to make provision about the property of deceased persons who are survived by a cohabitant; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
15 December 2014
The bill aims to recognise and protect people who live together as a couple (or have done so in the past) by clarifying their rights in housing and property. It sets out how the property of a deceased partner is to be dealt with if there is a surviving cohabitant, along with related protections and rules.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the Lords, meaning its general principles are being debated. If it proceeds, it would move to detailed committee scrutiny and then continue through Parliament.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
