Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (c. 80)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 E+W Grounds for Possession of Dwelling-House Subject to Protected Occupancy or Statutory Tenancy

Part I E+W Cases where Court has a Discretion

E+W Case IX

1 E+W The dwelling-house is reasonably required by the landlord for occupation as a residence for—

(a) himself, or

(b) any son or daughter of his over 18 years of age, or

(c) his father or mother, or the father or mother of his wife, or husband [F1 or civil partner], or

(d) his grandfather or grandmother, or the grandfather or grandmother of his wife, or husband [F1 or civil partner],

and the landlord did not become landlord by purchasing the dwelling-house, or any interest in it, after 12th April 1976.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 4 Pt. I inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(2), Sch. 8 para. 12; S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

2 E+W The court, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, including the question whether other accommodation is available for the landlord or tenant, is satisfied that no greater hardship would be caused by granting the order than by refusing to grant it.