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# The Housing Act 1988 (Assured Tenancies) (Definition of Legal Representative) (England) Regulations 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 321
LANDLORD AND TENANT, ENGLAND
The Housing Act 1988 (Assured Tenancies) (Definition of Legal Representative) (England) Regulations 2026
Made
18th March 2026
Laid before Parliament
20th March 2026
Coming into force
1st May 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 16M (1) of the Housing Act 1988.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent {#regulation-1}

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Act 1988 (Assured Tenancies) (Definition of Legal Representative) (England) Regulations 2026.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st May 2026.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

## 2 Legal representatives {#regulation-2}

The Schedule sets out the descriptions of persons that are specified as legal representatives for the purposes of section 16M of the Housing Act 1988.

## Schedule Legal Representatives {#schedule}

Regulation 2
Employees and managers of a legal representative
1 Persons who are employees of or managers of a person who is an authorised person in relation to a reserved legal activity for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007.
Registered foreign lawyers
2 A foreign lawyer who is registered under section 89 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.
Scottish solicitors
3 A person who is enrolled or deemed to have been enrolled as a solicitor in accordance with the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980.
Scottish advocates
4 A person who is a member of the Faculty of Advocates.
Scottish registered foreign lawyers
5 A foreign lawyer who is registered in Scotland under section 60A of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980.
Northern Irish solicitors
6 A person who has been admitted as a solicitor, has their name on the roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland and, subject to Part 2 of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, has in force a certificate issued by the registrar authorising them to practise as a solicitor.
Northern Irish barristers
7 A barrister called to the Bar of Northern Ireland and holding a current practising certificate.
Registered European lawyers
8 A person who is registered with a professional body in accordance with regulation 17 of the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000.
Registered Swiss lawyers undertaking an adaptation period
9 A Swiss qualified lawyer who is undertaking an adaptation period, and for the purposes of this paragraph “Swiss qualified lawyer” and “adaptation period” have the meanings given by regulation 3(1) of the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023.