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Housing and Planning Act 2016, Section 119 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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119Termination of fixed-term secure tenancies without need to forfeitE+W

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(1)The Housing Act 1985 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 82 (security of tenure)—

(a)before subsection (1) insert—

(A1)A fixed-term secure tenancy of a dwelling-house in England that is granted on or after the day on which paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 comes fully into force cannot be brought to an end by the landlord except by—

(a)obtaining—

(i)an order of the court for the possession of the dwelling-house, and

(ii)the execution of the order, or

(b)obtaining a demotion order under section 82A.

(A2)A secure tenancy can be brought to an end by the landlord as mentioned in subsection (A1)(a) whether or not the tenancy contains terms for it to be brought to an end.

(b)in subsection (1)(b), for “but” substitute “ , other than one to which subsection (A1) applies, that is ”;

(c)in subsection (2), after “subsection” insert “ (A1)(a) or ”.

(3)In section 83 (proceedings for possession), in subsection (A1), for “82(1A)” substitute “ 82(A1) or (1A) ”.

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