Localism Act 2011 (c. 20)

PART 7 E+W Housing

CHAPTER 2 E+W Social housing: tenure reform

Other provisions relating to tenancies of social housing E+W

165 Assured shorthold tenancies: rights to acquire E+W

(1) Section 180 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (social housing: right to acquire) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)(a) (conditions to be met in relation to tenancies) omit “an assured shorthold tenancy or”.

(3) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that an assured shorthold tenancy of a description specified in the regulations is not a tenancy within subsection (2).”

(4) The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to an assured shorthold tenancy that—

(a) was granted before the day on which this section comes into force, or

(b) came into being by virtue of section 5 of the Housing Act 1988 (periodic tenancy arising on termination of fixed term) on the coming to an end of an assured shorthold tenancy within paragraph (a).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 165 in force at 15.1.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(r) (with arts. 6, 7, arts. 9-11)

I2 S. 165 in force at 1.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(c) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)