Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

58 Exempt landlords and resident landlords

(1) In this Act "exempt landlord" means a landlord who is one of the following bodies, namely—

(a) a district, county or London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London, the Council of the Isles of Scilly, the Inner London Education Authority, or a joint authority established by Part IV of the [1985 c. 51.] Local Government Act 1985;

(b) the Commission for the New Towns or a development corporation established by an order made (or having effect as if made) under the [1981 c. 64.] New Towns Act 1981;

(c) an urban development corporation within the meaning of Part XVI of the [1980 c. 65.] Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(d) the Development Board for Rural Wales;

(e) the Housing Corporation;

(f) a housing trust (as defined in section 6 of the [1985 c. 68.] Housing Act 1985) which is a charity;

(g) a registered housing association, or an unregistered housing association which is a fully mutual housing association, within the meaning of the [1985 c. 69.] Housing Associations Act 1985; or

(h) an authority established under section 10 of the [1985 c. 51.] Local Government Act 1985 (joint arrangements for waste disposal functions).

(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—

(a) the premises are not, and do not form part of, a purpose-built block of flats; and

(b) at that time the landlord occupies a flat contained in the premises, as his only or principal residence; and

(c) he has so occupied such a flat throughout a period of not less than 12 months ending with that time.

(3) In subsection (2) "purpose-built block of flats" means a building which contained as constructed, and contains, two or more flats.