4A

The court may not make a demotion order in relation to a secure tenancy of a dwelling-house in England if—

a

the landlord is a local housing authority or housing action trust, and

b

the term has less than 1 year and 9 months left to run

4B

But subsection (4A) does not apply to a tenancy to which an exception in section 86A(2) or (3) applies.

b

the period or term of the tenancy (but see subsection (6));

6

Subsection (5)(b) does not apply if—

a

the secure tenancy was for a fixed term and was an old-style secure tenancy or a flexible tenancy, or

b

the secure tenancy was for a fixed term and was a tenancy of a dwelling-house in Wales,

and in such a case the demoted tenancy is a weekly periodic tenancy.