Part 5Exemption from conversion and continuing leases

Types of exempt lease

64Exemption of qualifying lease by registration of agreement or order

1

A lease is an exempt lease if—

a

it is a qualifying lease,

b

it is not a lease in relation to which cumulo rent is payable, and

c

the landlord, not later than 2 months before the appointed day, registers against the title of the tenant—

i

an agreement entered into with the tenant, or

ii

an order made by the Lands Tribunal under section 69.

2

The agreement must—

a

be in the prescribed form,

b

be signed by or on behalf of the landlord and the tenant,

c

state either—

i

that the annual rent payable under the lease immediately before the appointed day will be over £100, or

ii

that the annual rent paid under the lease was over £100 at any point during the relevant period.

3

The relevant period is the period of 5 years ending on the day the Bill for this Act received Royal Assent.