Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 47, 48, 50, 51, Pt. IV(ss. 79–117) amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 57(7), Sch. 13 paras. 22 and 23 as substituted by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 61
C2Pt. IV (ss. 79-117) modified (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/401, art. 18, Sch. para. 8(c)
C3Pt. IV (ss. 79-117) extended (1.10.1997) by 1996 c. 27, ss. 53, 63(4), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 7(3)(6) (with Sch. 9 paras. 8-10); S.I. 1997/1892, art. 3 (subject to transitional provisions in art. 4(b)(c))
Where an authority or body within section 80 (the landlord condition for secure tenancies) becomes the landlord of a dwelling-house subject to a statutory tenancy, the tenancy shall be treated for all purposes as if it were a contractual tenancy on the same terms, and the provisions of this Part apply accordingly.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 109A and heading inserted by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c.63, SIF 61), s. 24(1)(b), Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 2
(1)[F2The county court] has jurisdiction to determine questions arising under this Part and to entertain proceedings brought under this Part and claims, for whatever amount, in connection with a secure tenancy.
(2)That jurisdiction includes jurisdiction to entertain proceedings on the following questions—
(a)whether a consent required by section 92 (assignment by way of exchange) was withheld otherwise than on one or more of the grounds set out in Schedule 3,
(b)whether a consent required by section 93(1)(b) or 97(1) (landlord’s consent to subletting of part of dwelling-house or to carrying out of improvements) was withheld or unreasonably withheld, or
(c)whether a statement supplied in pursuance of section 104(2)(b) (written statement of certain terms of tenancy) is accurate,
notwithstanding that no other relief is sought than a declaration.
[F3( 3 )If a person takes proceedings in the High Court which, by virtue of this section, he could have taken in the county court, he is not entitled to recover any costs.]
Textual Amendments
F2Words in s. 110(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 52; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F3S. 110(3) repealed (prosp.) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), ss. 124(3)(4), 125(7), Sch. 20
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4S. 110(3) excluded (15.10.2013 for E., 5.11.2013 for W.) by Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 (c. 3), ss. 5(9), 12; S.I. 2013/2622, art. 2; S.I. 2013/2861, art. 2
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Textual Amendments
F4S. 111 repealed (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 146, 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 181, Sch. 18 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 paras. 10, 11(r), 29, 30(b)
Sections 102(1), (2) and (3)(a), 103 and 108 apply in relation to introductory tenancies as they apply in relation to secure tenancies.]
Textual Amendments
F5S. 111A inserted (12.2.1997) by S.I. 1997/74, art. 2, Sch. para. 3(i)
(1)For the purposes of this Part a dwelling-house may be a house or a part of a house.
(2)Land let together with a dwelling-house shall be treated for the purposes of this Part as part of the dwelling-house unless the land is agricultural land (as defined in section 26(3)(a) of the M1General Rate Act 1967) exceeding two acres.
(1)A person is a member of another’s family within the meaning of this Part if—
(a)he is the spouse [F6or civil partner] of that person, or he and that person live together [F7as if they were a married couple or] [F8civil partners], or
(b)he is that person’s parent, grandparent, child, grand-child, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece.
(2)For the purpose of subsection (1)(b)—
(a)a relationship by marriage [F9or civil partnership] shall be treated as a relationship by blood,
(b)a relationship of the half-blood shall be treated as a relationship of the whole blood,
(c)the stepchild of a person shall be treated as his child, and
(d)an illegitimate child shall be treated as the legitimate child of his mother and reputed father.
Textual Amendments
F6Words in s. 113(1)(a) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 81, 263(2), Sch. 8 para. 27(2)(a); S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F7Words in s. 113(1)(a) substituted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 10(3)
F8Words in s. 113(1)(a) inserted (5.12 2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 81, 263(2), Sch. 8 para. 27(2)(b); S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F9Words in s. 113(2)(a) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 81, 263(2), Sch. 8 para. 27(3); S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5S. 113 applied by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 28(5)
C6S. 113 applied by Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (c.43, SIF 75:1), s. 3A(5) as inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c.50, SIF 61), ss. 31, 42(2)(b)
C7S. 113 applied by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 138(2)
S. 113 applied (17.12.1996) by 1996 c. 53, s. 98(1); S.I. 1996/2842, art. 3
S. 113 applied (11.9.1996 for specified purposes and 16.12.1997 otherwise) by 1996 c. 53, s. 140(4); S.I. 1996/2352, art. 2(2); S.I. 1997/2846, art. 2
(1)In this Part “landlord authority” means—
a local housing authority,
[F10a private registered provider of social housing other than a co-operative housing association,]
a [F11registered social landlord] other than a co-operative housing association,
a housing trust [F12, or] which is a charity,
a development corporation,
[F13a Mayoral development corporation, ]
an urban development corporation, F15. . .
F15. . .
other than an authority in respect of which an exemption certificate has been issued.
(2)The Secretary of State may, on an application duly made by the authority concerned, issue an exemption certificate to—
if he is satisfied that it has transferred, or otherwise disposed of, at least three-quarters of the dwellings which have at any time before the making of the application been vested in it.
(3)The application shall be in such form and shall be accompanied by such information as the Secretary of State may, either generally or in relation to a particular case, direct.
Textual Amendments
F10Words in s. 114(1) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 25 (with art. 6, Sch. 3)
F11Words in s. 114(1) substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(12)
F12Words in s. 114(1)(2) inserted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 129, Sch. 15 para. 10 (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4
F13Words in s. 114(1) inserted (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(1)(l), Sch. 22 para. 12
F14Words inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 83(4)
F15Words in s. 114(1)(2) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4
(1)The following are long tenancies for the purposes of this Part, subject to subsection (2)—
(a)a tenancy granted for a term certain exceeding 21 years, whether or not it is (or may become) terminable before the end of that term by notice given by the tenant or by re-entry or forfeiture;
(b)a tenancy for a term fixed by law under a grant with a covenant or obligation for perpetual renewal, other than a tenancy by sub-demise from one which is not a long tenancy;
(c)any tenancy granted in pursuance of Part V (the right to buy) [F16, including any tenancy granted in pursuance of that Part F17... by virtue of section 17 of the Housing Act 1996 (the right to acquire)].
(2)A tenancy granted so as to become terminable by notice after a death is not a long tenancy for the purposes of this Part, unless—
(a)it is granted by a housing association which at the time of the grant is [F18a private registered provider of social housing or] [F19a registered social landlord],
(b)it is granted at a premium calculated by reference to a percentage of the value of the dwelling-house or of the cost of providing it, and
(c)at the time it is granted it complies with the requirements of the regulations then in force under section 140(4)(b) of the M2Housing Act 1980 [F20or paragraph 4(2)(b) of schedule 4A to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967] (conditions for exclusion of shared ownership leases from Part I of the M3Leasehold Reform Act 1967) or, in the case of a tenancy granted before any such regulations were brought into force, with the first such regulations to be in force.
Textual Amendments
F16Words in s. 115(1)(c) inserted (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/627, art. 2, Sch. para. 3(2)
F17Words in s. 115(1)(c) omitted (26.1.2019) by virtue of The Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Act 2018 (Consequential Amendments and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/110), regs. 1, 3(a) (with reg. 5)
F18Words in s. 115(2)(a) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 26 (with art. 6, Sch. 3)
F19Words in s. 115(2)(a) substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(13)
F20Words inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 40
Marginal Citations
In this Part “introductory tenancy” has the same meaning as in Chapter I of Part V of the Housing Act 1996.]
Textual Amendments
F21S. 115A inserted (4.2.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 141(1), Sch. 14 para. 3; S.I. 1997/66, art. 2 (subject to savings in Sch.)
In this Part—
“common parts”, in relation to a dwelling-house let under a tenancy, means any part of a building comprising the dwelling-house and any other premises which the tenant is entitled under the terms of the tenancy to use in common with the occupiers of other dwelling-houses let by the landlord;
“housing purposes” means the purposes for which dwelling-houses are held by local housing authorities under Part II (provision of housing) or purposes corresponding to those purposes;
“rental period” means a period in respect of which a payment of rent falls to be made;
“term”, in relation to a secure tenancy, includes a condition of the tenancy.
The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Part (other than provisions defining or explaining an expression in the same section or paragraph):—
| [F22assured tenancy] | [F22section 622] |
| cemetery | section 622 |
| charity | section 622 |
| common parts (in relation to a dwelling-house let under a tenancy) | section 116 |
| [F23consent (in Schedule 3A)] | [F23paragraph 2(3) of that Schedule] |
| co-operative housing association | section 5(2) |
| F24. . . | F24. . . |
| development corporation | section 4(c) |
| dwelling-house | section 112 |
| family (member of) | section 113 |
| [F25flexible tenancy | section 107A] |
| housing association | section 5(1) |
| housing authority | section 4(a) |
| housing purposes | section 116 |
| housing trust | section 6 |
| improvement | section 97(2) |
| [F26introductory tenancy] | [F26section 115A] |
| [F27landlord (in Part V of Schedule 2)] | [F27paragraph 5 of that Part] |
| landlord authority | section 114 |
| local authority | section 4(e) |
| local housing authority | section 1, 2(2) |
| long tenancy | section 115 |
| [F23management agreement and manager] | [F23sections 27(2)and 27B(4)] |
| new town corporation | section 4(b) |
| qualified to succeed (on the death of a secure tenant) | section 87 |
| [F28registered social landlord] | [F28section 5(4) and (5)] |
| [F29the Relevant Authority] | [F29section 6A] |
| rental period | section 116 |
| secure tenancy | section 79 |
| term (in relation to a secure tenancy) | section 116 |
| urban development corporation | section 4(d) |
| variation (of the terms of a secure tenancy) | section 102(2) |
Textual Amendments
F22Entry in s. 117 inserted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 163(4)
F23Entry in s. 117 inserted (17.8.1992) by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 61), s. 24(2), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 27; S.I. 1992/1753, art. 2(2)
F24Entry in s. 117 repealed (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, ss. 140, 152, Sch. 16 para. 11(a), Sch. 18 Pt. VI (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5
F25Entry in s. 117 inserted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 155(5), 240(2); S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(a) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
F26Entry in s. 117 inserted (4.2.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 141(1), Sch. 14 para. 4; S.I. 1997/66, art. 2 (subject to savings in Sch.)
F27Entry in s. 117 inserted (prosp.) by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 61), ss. 24(2), 57(2), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 27
F28Entry in s. 117 substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(14)
F29Entry in s. 117 inserted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 11(b) (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5