Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 Assured tenancies. 1A Application of Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of this Part to dwelling in Wales 2 Letting of a dwelling-house together with other land. 3 Tenant sharing accommodation with persons other than landlord. 4 Certain sublettings not to exclude any part of sub-lessor’s premises from assured tenancy. 4A Assured tenancies to be periodic with rent period not exceeding a month 4B Assured tenancy: prohibition of rent in advance (except initial rent) 5 Security of tenure. 6 Fixing of terms of statutory periodic tenancy. 6A Demotion because of anti-social behaviour 7 Orders for possession. 8 Notice of proceedings for possession. 8ZA Disapplication of conditions where notice dispensed with 8A Additional notice requirements: ground of domestic violence. 9 Extended discretion of court in possession claims. 9A Proceedings for possession on non-absolute grounds: anti-social behaviour 10 Special provisions applicable to shared accommodation. 10A Power to order transfer of tenancy in certain cases 11 Payment of removal expenses by social landlords in certain cases. 11A Possession on ground 6B: compensation of tenant 12 Compensation for misrepresentation or concealment. 13 Increases of rent under assured periodic tenancies tenancies other than relevant low-cost tenancies. 13A Increases of rent under relevant low-cost tenancies 13B Challenge to validity of notice to increase rent 14 Determination of open-market rent by tribunal. 14ZA Effect of determination: rent payable 14ZB Effect of determination: proposed new rent 14ZC Repayment of rent paid for days after end of tenancy 14A Interim increase before 1st April 1994 of rent under assured periodic tenancies in certain cases where landlord liable for council tax 14B Interim determination of rent by the appropriate tribunal 15 Limited prohibition on assignment etc. without consent. 15A Loss of assured tenancy status 16 Access for repairs. 16A Requesting consent to keep a pet 16B Requests for consent to keep a pet: further provision 16D Duty of landlord and contractor to give statement of terms etc 16E Other duties 16F Exceptions from letting and marketing prohibitions 16G Interpretation of terms related to marketing in section 16E 16H Landlords acting through others 16I Financial penalties 16J Offences 16K Financial penalties as an alternative to prosecution under section 16J 16L Financial penalties: supplementary and interpretation 16M Duties of landlords etc, penalties and offences: interpretation 16N Guarantor not liable for rent payable after tenant’s death 16P Section 16N: application and interpretation 17 Succession to assured tenancy. 18 Provisions as to reversions on assured tenancies. 19 Restriction on levy of distress for rent. 19A Assured shorthold tenancies: post-Housing Act 1996 tenancies. 20 Assured shorthold tenancies: pre-Housing Act 1996 tenancies. 20A Post-Housing Act 1996 tenancies: duty of landlord to provide statement as to terms of tenancy. 20B Demoted assured shorthold tenancies 20C Assured shorthold tenancies following demoted tenancies 20D Assured shorthold tenancies following family intervention tenancies 21 Recovery of possession on expiry or termination of assured shorthold tenancy. 21A Compliance with prescribed legal requirements 21B Requirement for landlord to provide prescribed information 21C Repayment of rent where tenancy ends before end of a period 22 Reference of excessive rents to appropriate tribunal. 23 Termination of tribunal’s functions. 24 Assured agricultural occupancies. 24A Opting out 25 Security of tenure. 26 Rehousing of agricultural workers etc. 27 Damages for unlawful eviction. 28 The measure of damages. 29 Offences of harassment. 30 Variation of scope of 1977 ss. 3 and 4. 31 Excluded tenancies and licences. 32 Notice to quit etc. 33 Interpretation of Chapter IV and the 1977 Act. 34 New protected tenancies and agricultural occupancies restricted to special cases. 35 Removal of special regimes for tenancies of housing associations etc. 36 New restricted contracts limited to transitional cases. 37 No further assured tenancies under Housing Act 1980. 38 Transfer of existing tenancies from public to private sector. 39 Statutory tenants: succession. 40 Jurisdiction of county courts. 41 Rent assessment committees: procedure and information powers. 41A Amounts attributable to services. 41B Provision of information as to exemption from council tax 42 Information as to determinations of rents in Wales. 42A Information as to determination of rents in England 43 Powers of local authorities for purposes of giving information. 44 Application to Crown Property. 45 Interpretation of Part I. 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Housing association grants. 51 Revenue deficit grants. 52 Recovery etc. of grants. 53 Determinations under Part II. 54 Tax relief grants. 55 Surplus rental income. 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Delegation of certain functions. 58 Application of Housing Acts to certain transactions. 59 Interpretation of Part II and amendments of Housing Associations Act 1985. 60 Housing action trust areas. 61 Consultation and publicity. 62 Housing action trusts. 63 Objects and general powers of housing action trusts. 64 The housing action trust’s proposals for its area. 65 Housing action trust as housing authority etc. 66 Planning control. 67 Housing action trust as planning authority. 68 Public health. 69 Highways. 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Power to give financial assistance. 72 Directions as to exercise of functions. 73 Transfer of functions. 74 Transfer of land and other property to housing action trusts. 75 Supplementary provisions as to transfer orders. 76 Vesting by order in housing action trust. 77 Acquisition by housing action trust. 78 Supplementary provisions as to vesting, acquisition and compensation. 79 Disposal of land by housing action trusts. 80 Disposals made without consent. 81 Consent required for certain subsequent disposals. 82 Provision of legal assistance to tenants after disposal. 83 Application of Parts IV and V of Housing Act 1985. 84 Provisions applicable to disposals of dwelling-houses subject to secure tenancies. 84A Transfer by order of certain dwelling-houses let on secure tenancies. 85 Rents generally. 86 Increase of rent where tenancy not secure. 87 Agency agreements. 88 Dissolution of housing action trust. 89 Supply of goods and services. 90 Information 91 92 Interpretation of Part III. 93 Right conferred by Part IV. 94 Persons by whom right may be exercised. 95 Property excluded from right. 96 Application to exercise right. 97 Information etc. for applicant. 98 Determination of property to be included. 99 Determination of purchase price. 100 Tenants continuing as tenants of landlord. 101 Tenancies granted after relevant date. 102 Consultations by applicant. 103 Notice by applicant of intention to proceed. 104 Duty to complete and consequences of completion. 105 Consent required for subsequent disposals. 106 Service of information, advice and assistance. 107 Power of Corporation to provide legal assistance to tenants in relation to acquisitions. 108 Registration of title and related matters. 109 Public open space etc. 110 Extension etc. of relevant periods. 111 Power to prescribe forms etc. 112 Orders and regulations. 113 Jurisdiction of county court. 114 Interpretation of Part IV. 115 Premiums on long leases. 116 Repairing obligations in short leases. 117 Certain tenancies excluded from bankrupt’s estate 118 Certain tenancies excluded from debtor’s estate: Scotland. 119 Amendment of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987. 120 Appointment etc. of rent officers. 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Variation of cost floor for right to buy discount. 123 Amendment of Schedule 5 to Housing Act 1985. 124 Right to buy: tenant’s sanction for landlord’s delays. 125 Restriction on letting etc. of certain houses in National Parks etc. 126 Restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National Parks etc. acquired under the right to buy. 127 Preserved right to buy. 128 Preservation of right to buy on disposal to private sector landlord: Scotland. 129 Schemes for payments to assist local housing authority tenants to obtain other accomodation. 130 Repair notices. 131 Letting conditions applicable to improvement grants etc. 132 Consents to disposals of housing stock and application of receipts. 133 Consent required for certain subsequent disposals. 134 Consent required for certain subsequent disposals: Scotland. 135 Consultation before disposal: Scotland. 136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Codes of practice in field of rented housing. 138 Financial provisions. 139 Application to Isles of Scilly. 140 Amendments and repeals. 141 Short title, commencement and extent. SCHEDULE 1 Tenancies Which Cannot be Assured Tenancies SCHEDULE 2 Grounds for Possession of Dwelling-houses let on Assured Tenancies Schedule 2ZA Financial penalties under sections 16I and 16K SCHEDULE 2A Assured Tenancies: Non-Shortholds SCHEDULE 3 Agricultural Worker Conditions SCHEDULE 4 Statutory Tenants: Succession SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE 6 Amendments of Housing Associations Act 1985 SCHEDULE 7 Housing Action Trusts: Constitution SCHEDULE 8 Housing Action Trusts: Finance Etc. SCHEDULE 9 Orders Vesting Land in Housing Action Trusts SCHEDULE 10 Housing Action Trusts: Land SCHEDULE 11 Provisions Applicable to Certain Disposals of Houses SCHEDULE 12 SCHEDULE 13 Amendments of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 SCHEDULE 14 Appointment etc. of Rent Officers SCHEDULE 15 SCHEDULE 16 Schedule to be Inserted in the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 SCHEDULE 17 Minor and Consequential Amendments SCHEDULE 18 Enactments Repealed
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1A Application of Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of this Part to dwelling in Wales
(1) As a result of section 239 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1), no tenancy or licence (whenever made) of a dwelling-house that is in Wales can be an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy.
(2) Accordingly, subject to subsection (3), nothing in sections 1 to 25 of this Act applies to a dwelling-house in Wales.
(3) The provisions of this Act which are referred to in Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) continue to apply, for the purposes of that Schedule, to a dwelling-house in Wales which is subject to a long tenancy , without the amendments made by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), “long tenancy” has the meaning given by paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.
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1A Application of Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of this Part to dwelling in Wales
(1) As a result of section 239 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1), no tenancy or licence (whenever made) of a dwelling-house that is in Wales can be an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy.
(2) Accordingly, subject to subsection (3), nothing in sections 1 to 25 of this Act applies to a dwelling-house in Wales.
(3) The provisions of this Act which are referred to in Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) continue to apply, for the purposes of that Schedule, to a dwelling-house in Wales which is subject to a long tenancy , without the amendments made by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), “long tenancy” has the meaning given by paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.
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