SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2E+W Grounds for Possession of Dwelling-houses let on Assured Tenancies

F1Part IE+W Grounds on which Court must order possession

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Ground 7A inserted (20.10.2014 for E., 21.10.2014 for W.) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), ss. 97(1), 185(1), (2)(c), (3)(a) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/2590, art. 2(d) (with art. 5); S.I. 2014/2830, art. 2(d) (with art. 3)

Ground 2E+W

The dwelling-house is subject to a mortgage granted before the beginning of the tenancy and—

(a)the mortgagee is entitled to exercise a power of sale conferred on him by the mortgage or by section 101 of the M1Law of Property Act 1925; and

(b)the mortgagee requires possession of the dwelling-house for the purpose of disposing of it with vacant possession in exercise of that power; and

(c)either notice was given as mentioned in Ground 1 above or the court is satisfied that it is just and equitable to dispense with the requirement of notice;

and for the purposes of this ground “mortgage” includes a charge and “mortgagee” shall be construed accordingly.

Marginal Citations