SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Buildings which are not HMOs for purposes of this Act (excluding Part 1)

6Buildings occupied by owners

1

Any building which is occupied only by persons within the following paragraphs—

a

one or more persons who have, whether in the whole or any part of it, either the freehold estate or a leasehold interest granted for a term of more than 21 years;

b

any member of the household of such a person or persons;

c

no more than such number of other persons as is specified for the purposes of this paragraph in regulations made by the appropriate national authority.

2

This paragraph does not apply in the case of a converted block of flats to which section 257 applies, except for the purpose of determining the status of any flat in the block.