Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993

Flat etc. occupied by resident landlord

6 (1) This paragraph applies where immediately before the appropriate time—

(a) the specified premises are premises with a resident landlord; and

(b) the freeholder is the person by virtue of whose occupation of a flat or other unit contained in those premises they are premises with a resident landlord; and

(c) the freeholder is a qualifying tenant of that flat or other unit (“the relevant unit”).

(2) Where this paragraph applies—

(a) the nominee purchaser shall, if the freeholder by notice requires him to do so, grant to him a lease of the relevant unit in accordance with section 36 and paragraph 7 below; and

(b) any lease of that unit held by the freeholder immediately before the appropriate time shall be deemed to have been surrendered by him on the grant of the lease referred to in paragraph (a).

(3) Sections 5, 7 and 8 shall apply for the purpose of determining whether, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c) above, the freeholder is a qualifying tenant of a unit other than a flat as they apply for the purpose of determining whether a person is a qualifying tenant of a flat.