SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Tenancies which are not Secure Tenancies

Premises occupied in connection with employment

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F1Subject to sub-paragraph (4B)a tenancy is not a secure tenancy if the tenant is an employee of the landlord or of—

  • a local authority,

  • a F2development corporation,

  • F3a housing action trust

  • F10a Mayoral development corporation,

  • an urban development corporation,

  • F4. . ., or

  • the governors of an aided school,

and his contract of employment requires him to occupy the dwelling-house for the better performance of his duties.

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F1Subject to sub-paragraph (4B) a tenancy is not a secure tenancy if the tenant is a member of a police force and the dwelling-house is provided for him free of rent and rates in pursuance of regulations made under F5section 50 of the Police Act 1996 (general regulations as to government, administration and conditions of service of police forces).

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F1Subject to sub-paragraph (4B)a tenancy is not a secure tenancy if the tenant is an employee of a F6fire and rescue authority and—

a

his contract of employment requires him to live in close proximity to a particular fire station, and

b

the dwelling-house was let to him by the authority in consequence of that requirement.

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F7Subject to sub-paragraph (4A) and (4B)a tenancy is not a secure tenancy if—

a

within the period of three years immediately preceding the grant the conditions mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), (2) or (3) have been satisfied with respect to a tenancy of th dwelling-house, and

b

before the grant the landlord notified the tenant in writing of the circumstances in which this exception applies and that in its opinion the proposed tenancy would fall within this exception.

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F94A

Except where the landlord is a local housing authority, a tenancy under sub-paragraph (4) shall become a secure tenancy when the periods during which the conditions mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), (2) or (3) are not satisfied with respect to the tenancy amount in aggregate to more than three years.

4B

Where the landlord is a local housing authority, a tenancy under sub-paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) shall become a secure tenancy if the authority notify the tenant that the tenancy is to be regarded as a secure tenancy.

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In this paragraph “contract of employment” means a contract of service or apprenticeship, whether express or implied and (if express) whether oral or in writing.