PART 7Housing
CHAPTER 2Social housing: tenure reform
Other provisions relating to tenancies of social housing
I1I2165Assured shorthold tenancies: rights to acquire
1
Section 180 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (social housing: right to acquire) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2)(a) (conditions to be met in relation to tenancies) omit “an assured shorthold tenancy or”.
3
After subsection (2) insert—
2A
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that an assured shorthold tenancy of a description specified in the regulations is not a tenancy within subsection (2).
4
The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to an assured shorthold tenancy that—
a
was granted before the day on which this section comes into force, or
b
came into being by virtue of section 5 of the Housing Act 1988 (periodic tenancy arising on termination of fixed term) on the coming to an end of an assured shorthold tenancy within paragraph (a).