SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Tenancies Which Cannot be Assured Tenancies

Part I The Tenancies

Local authority tenancies etc.

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(1)

A tenancy under which the interest of the landlord belongs to—

(a)

a local authority, as defined in sub-paragraph (2) below;

F1(b)

the Homes and Communities Agency but only if the tenancy falls within subsections (2A) to (2E) of section 80 of the Housing Act 1985;

(ba)

the Welsh Ministers but only if the tenancy falls within subsections (2A) to (2E) of section 80 of the Housing Act 1985;

F2(c)

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(d)

an urban development corporation established by an order under section 135 of the M1Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

F3(da)

a Mayoral development corporation;

F4(da)

a National Park authority;

(e)

a development corporation, within the meaning of the M2New Towns Act 1981;

(f)

an authority established under section 10 of the M3Local Government Act 1985 (waste disposal authorities);

F5(fa)

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(g)

a residuary body, within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1985;

F6(gg)

The Residuary Body for Wales (Corff Gweddilliol Cymru);

(h)

a fully mutual housing associationF7, unless the tenancy is one which is excluded from this sub-paragraph by sub-paragraph (3) below; or

(i)

a housing action trust established under Part III of this Act.

(2)

The following are local authorities for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) above—

(a)

the council of a county, F8county borough, district or London borough;

(b)

the Common Council of the City of London;

(c)

the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(d)

the Broads Authority;

(e)

the Inner London Education Authority; and

F9(ea)

a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;

F10(ee)

the London Fire Commissioner;

(f)

a joint authority, within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1985;

F11(fa)

an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

(fb)

a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act; and

F12(g)

a police and crime commissioner.

F13(3)

A tenancy is excluded from sub-paragraph (1) if all of the following requirements are met—

(a)

the interest of the landlord belongs to a fully mutual housing association;

(b)

the dwelling-house is in Wales;

(c)

the tenancy is granted on or after the date on which this sub-paragraph comes into force;

(d)

the tenancy is in writing;

(e)

before the tenancy is granted, the landlord has served on the person who is to be the tenant a notice stating that the tenancy is to be excluded from sub-paragraph (1);

(f)

the tenancy states that it is excluded from sub-paragraph (1).