Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22)

SCHEDULES

Prospective

SCHEDULE 8 E+W Succession to secure tenancies and related tenancies

Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) E+W

9 (1) Section 133 (succession to introductory tenancy) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) Where there is a person qualified to succeed the tenant under section 130A, the tenancy vests by virtue of this section—

(a) in that person, or

(b) if there is more than one such person, in such one of them as may be agreed between them or as may, where there is no agreement, be selected by the landlord.”

(3) In subsection (2), after “ “tenant” insert “ under section 131 ”.