SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2 Grounds for Possession of Dwelling-houses let on Assured Tenancies
Part I Grounds on which Court must order possession
Ground 7
The tenancy is a periodic tenancy (including a statutory periodic tenancy)F1, or a fixed term tenancy of a dwelling-house in England, which has devolved under the will or intestacy of the former tenant and the proceedings for the recovery of possession are begun not later than twelve months after the death of the former tenant or, if the court so directs, after the date on which, in the opinion of the court, the landlord or, in the case of joint landlords, any one of them became aware of the former tenant’s death.