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The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020

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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 No. 312

Long leases

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3.—(1) A tenancy that—

(a)is a long lease; or

(b)grants a right of occupation for a term of 7 years or more.

(2) In this paragraph “long lease” means a lease which is a long lease for the purposes of section 7 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993(1) or which, in the case of a shared ownership lease (within the meaning given by section 7(7) of that Act), would be such a lease if the tenant’s total share (within the meaning given by that section) were 100 per cent.

(3) A tenancy does not grant a right of occupation for a term of 7 years or more if the agreement can be terminated at the option of a party before the end of 7 years from the commencement of the term.

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