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Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
24 versions
· 1987-05-15
2025-06-13
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
2023-12-26
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
2022-12-01
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
2022-04-28
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
2019-12-02
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
2017-05-08
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
2017-01-31
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
2013-07-01
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
2012-03-14
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
2012-01-16
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
2012-01-15
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
2010-04-01
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
Changes on 2010-04-01
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- (df) the Homes and Communities Agency;
- (e) the Housing Corporation;
- (e) the Regulator of Social Housing;
- (ea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (f) a housing trust (as defined in section 6 of the Housing Act 1985) which is a charity;
- (g) a registered social landlord, or a fully mutual housing association which is not a registered social landlord; or.
- (g) a non-profit private registered provider of social housing;
- (ga) a registered social landlord;
- (gb) a fully mutual housing association which is neither a private registered provider of social housing nor a registered social landlord;
- (h) an authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (joint arrangements for waste disposal functions).
- (1A) In subsection (1)(g)—
- “fully mutual housing association” has the same meaning as in the Housing Associations Act 1985 (see section 1(1) and (2) of that Act); and
- “registered social landlord” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985 (see section 5(4) and (5) of that Act).
- (1ZA) In this Act “exempt landlord”, in relation to social housing (within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008), includes a landlord which is a profit-making private registered provider of social housing.
- (1A) In subsection (1)(ga) “registered social landlord” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985 (see section 5(4) and (5) of that Act).
- (1B) In subsection (1)(gb) “fully mutual housing association” has the same meaning as in the Housing Associations Act 1985 (see section 1(1) and (2) of that Act).
- (2) For the purposes of this Act the landlord of any premises consisting of the whole or part of a building is a resident landlord of those premises at any time if—
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## SCHEDULE 5
#### Qualifying tenants to have rights of first refusal on disposals by landlord.
#### Landlords for the purposes of Part I.
##### 4A
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- (4) The persons constituting the requisite majority of qualifying tenants for one purpose may be different from the persons constituting such a majority for another purpose.
#### Tenant’s right to apply to court for appointment of manager.
#### Jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal.
#### Preliminary notice by tenant.
#### Leasehold valuation tribunal: applications and fees.
##### 24A
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#### Effect of orders varying leases: applications by third parties.
#### Application for variation of insurance provisions of lease of dwelling other than a flat.
##### 42A
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[^c10164421]: [1985 c. 68](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68).
[^c10164431]: S. 58(1)(g) substituted (1.10.1996) by [S.I. 1996/2325](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2325), [art. 5(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2325/article/5/1), [Sch. 2 para. 17(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2325/schedule/2/paragraph/17/2)
[^c10164441]: [1985 c. 51](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/51).
[^c10164451]: S. 58(1A) inserted (1.10.1996) by [S.I. 1996/2325](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2325), [art. 5(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2325/article/5/1), [Sch. 2 para. 17(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2325/schedule/2/paragraph/17/3)
[^c10164461]: Words in [s. 59(3)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/31/section/59/3/c) added (1.4.1997) by [S.I. 1997/627](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/627), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/627/article/2), [Sch. para. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/627/schedule/paragraph/5)
[^c10164571]: [1985 c. 70](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/70).
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[^key-18302dcbea4ae40c92a51fb71c793b49]: Words in s. 58(1)(a) substituted (17.12.2009) by [Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20), [s. 148(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/section/148/6), [Sch. 6 para. 72](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/schedule/6/paragraph/72); [S.I. 2009/3318](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3318), [art. 2(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3318/article/2/c)
[^key-6f2c19140fe0cc5b44052853d4217d6e]: S. 58(1ZA) inserted (1.4.2010) by [The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/article/1/2), [Sch. 2 para. 62(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/schedule/2/paragraph/62/3) (with [art. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/article/6), [Sch. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/schedule/3))
[^key-9368b31b85421dc56e58aa6865caed92]: S. 58(1A)(1B) substituted for s. 58(1A) (1.4.2010) by [The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/article/1/2), [Sch. 2 para. 62(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/schedule/2/paragraph/62/4) (with [art. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/article/6), [Sch. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/schedule/3))
[^key-49eabc4a8b487a5a758ddb24fd8b952c]: S. 58(1)(g)(ga)(gb) substituted for s. 58(1)(g) (1.4.2010) by [The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/article/1/2), [Sch. 2 para. 62(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/schedule/2/paragraph/62/2/b) (with [art. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/article/6), [Sch. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/schedule/3))
[^key-211e7824a469c54be450772e6eff5ae6]: Words in s. 58(1)(e) substituted (1.4.2010) by [The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/article/1/2), [Sch. 2 para. 62(2)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/schedule/2/paragraph/62/2/a) (with [art. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/article/6), [Sch. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/866/schedule/3))
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1987-05-15
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
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