Housing and Planning Act 2016

Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)

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10(1)Section 86 (periodic tenancy arising on termination of fixed term) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1), after “secure tenancy” insert “to which this section applies”.

(3)After subsection (1) insert—

(1A)This section applies to a secure tenancy of a dwelling-house in Wales.

(1B)This section also applies to a secure tenancy of a dwelling-house in England that is—

(a)an old-style secure tenancy, or

(b)a flexible tenancy the term of which ends within the period of 9 months beginning with the day on which paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 comes fully into force,

unless it is a tenancy excluded by subsection (1C).

(4)In subsection (2), for “this section” substitute “subsection (1)”.