Temporary exemption in certain circumstances
13.—(1) Subject to paragraph (4), regulation 6 does not apply to a landlord during a relevant period.
(2) For the purpose of this regulation “a relevant period” in relation to a domestic PR property is the period of six months beginning with the date on which the landlord becomes, or continues to be, the landlord of that property by virtue of—
(a)the grant of a lease pursuant to a contractual obligation entered into before the date on which these Regulations came into force,
(b)the deemed creation of a new lease by operation of law,
(c)the grant of a lease by order of the court, or
(d)the circumstances referred to in paragraph (3).
(3) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (3) are—
(a)the landlord became the landlord of the domestic PR property on purchasing, or otherwise acquiring, an interest in that property, and
(b)on the date of acquisition of that interest, the property was let on an existing tenancy.
(4) The exemption in paragraph (1) only applies, and the landlord may only rely on the exemption, if the relevant information relating to the exemption has been submitted for registration in accordance with regulation 14(4) and schedule 2.