There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, Section 207.
(1)This section applies if—
(a)a local authority has entered into a contract under section 204, and
(b)the landlord of the premises to which the contract relates fails to grant a tenancy as required by the contract.
(2)The local authority may grant the tenancy that the landlord should have granted.
(3)A tenancy granted under this section has effect as if it was granted by the landlord instead of the local authority; and the local authority may do anything that the landlord could do in order to make an effective grant.
(4)A local authority is to act under this section in its own name, but with an indication that it is acting so as to bind the landlord rather than itself.
(5)As soon as possible after granting a tenancy under this section, the local authority must provide a signed copy of the instrument by which the tenancy was granted to the landlord.
Commencement Information
I1S. 207 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(7)
I2S. 207 in force at 2.12.2024 by S.I. 2024/1138, reg. 2(e)
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