Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Part I (ss. 1–45) modified by S.I. 1990/776, arts. 2(2), 5(2)(b) and excluded by Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8, SIF 123:1), s. 242
C2Part I (ss. 1–45) applied by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 60(2), Sch. 8, para. 19(3)
C3Part I (ss. 1-45) definition applied (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 167(3), 223(2), Sch. 11 para. 10 (with ss. 82(3), 186(1), 222(1), Sch. 14 para. 6)
C4Pt. I (ss. 1-45) definition applied (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 168(3), 225(2), Sch. 19 para. 10 (with ss. 15(6), 179, 222(3), 224(1), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6)
C5Pt. I (ss. 1-45) restricted (1.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 59(2)(c)(iii); S.I. 1993/2134, arts. 2, 5
Pt. I (ss. 1-45) excluded (3.3.1997) by 1985 c. 68, s. 348D(5) (as inserted (3.3.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 67(1) (with s. 70); S.I. 1997/350, art. 2
Pt. I (ss. 1-45) modified (1.10.1996) by 1996 c. 27, s. 30(4)(b); S.I. 1996/2402, art. 3 (subject to transitional provisions in Sch.)
C6Pt. 1 excluded (6.4.2006 for E. and 16.6.2006 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 33, 270(3); S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(a) (with Sch.); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(a) (with Sch.)
[F2(A1)This section applies to a dwelling-house let on an assured tenancy if—
(a)the landlord is a relevant social landlord, and
(b)the dwelling-house is social housing.]
(1)Where a court makes an order for possession of [F3a dwelling-house let on an assured tenancy on Ground 6 or Ground 9] [F3the dwelling-house on Ground 6, 6A or 9] in Schedule 2 to this Act (but not on any other ground), the landlord shall pay to the tenant a sum equal to the reasonable expenses likely to be incurred by the tenant in removing from the dwelling-house.
[F4(1A)If the court makes the order for possession on Ground 6 in circumstances where—
(a)the additional RSL condition is met, and
(b)that condition is met in case B (alternative accommodation provided temporarily until other alternative accommodation becomes available),
the landlord must also pay to the tenant a sum equal to the reasonable expenses likely to be incurred by the tenant in removing from the alternative accommodation provided temporarily.]
(2) Any question as to the amount of the sum referred to in subsection (1) [F5or (1A)] above shall be determined by agreement between the landlord and the tenant or, in default of agreement, by the court.
(3)Any sum payable to a tenant by virtue of this section shall be recoverable as a civil debt due from the landlord.
[F6(4)In this section—
“relevant social landlord” means—
a private registered provider of social housing,
a body registered as a social landlord in the register maintained under section 1 of the Housing Act 1996,
a body registered as a social landlord in the register kept under section 20(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010, or
a housing trust, within the meaning of the Housing Associations Act 1985, which is a charity;
“social housing” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 11 heading inserted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 22(2), 145(1)(8) (with ss. 138, 146(1), 147(1)(2), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(a)
F2S. 11(A1) inserted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 22(3), 145(1)(8) (with ss. 138, 146(1), 147(1)(2), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(a)
F3Words in s. 11(1) substituted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 22(4), 145(1)(8) (with ss. 138, 146(1), 147(1)(2), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(a)
F4S. 11(1A) inserted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 22(5), 145(1)(8) (with ss. 138, 146(1), 147(1)(2), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(a)