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SCHEDULE 3EVICTION GROUNDS

PART 1LET PROPERTY REQUIRED FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE

Landlord intends to refurbish

3(1)It is an eviction ground that the landlord intends to carry out significantly disruptive works to, or in relation to, the let property.

(2)The First-tier Tribunal must find that the eviction ground named by sub-paragraph (1) applies if—

(a)the landlord intends to refurbish the let property (or any premises of which the let property forms part),

(b)the landlord is entitled to do so, and

(c)it would be impracticable for the tenant to continue to occupy the property given the nature of the refurbishment intended by the landlord.

(3)Evidence tending to show that the landlord has the intention mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a) includes (for example)—

(a)any planning permission which the intended refurbishment would require,

(b)a contract between the landlord and an architect or a builder which concerns the intended refurbishment.