the exceptions in Schedule 1 (tenancies which are not secure tenancies),

sections 89(3) and (4) and 90(3) and (4) (tenancies ceasing to be secure after death of tenant), and

sections 91(2) and 93(2) (tenancies ceasing to be secure in consequence of assignment of subletting).

the Homes and Communities Agency as mentioned in section 52(1)(a) to (d) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, or

the Welsh Ministers as mentioned in section 36(1)(a)(i) to (iii) of the New Towns Act 1981.

it is granted by the Homes and Communities Agency or the Welsh Ministers to a person (alone or jointly with others),

before the grant of the tenancy, an order for possession of a dwelling-house let under a secure tenancy was made against the person (alone or jointly with others) and in favour of the Homes and Communities Agency or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be) on the court being satisfied as mentioned in section 84(2)(b) or (c), and

the tenancy is of the premises which constitute the suitable accommodation as to which the court was so satisfied.

a person within section 80 or 80(1) of this Act, or

a person who satisfies the landlord condition under this section,

applies whether the person is described as an authority, body or landlord or in any other way and whether the reference is otherwise expressed in a different way, and

is subject to any provision to the contrary.

a weekly or other periodic tenancy, or

a tenancy for a term certain but subject to termination by the landlord,

obtaining an order under subsection (3), or

obtaining a demotion order under section 82A.

a local housing authority;

a housing action trust;

a registered social landlord.

the secure tenancy is terminated with effect from the date specified in the order;

if the tenant remains in occupation of the dwelling-house after that date a demoted tenancy is created with effect from that date;

it is a term of the demoted tenancy that any arrears of rent payable at the termination of the secure tenancy become payable under the demoted tenancy;

it is also a term of the demoted tenancy that any rent paid in advance or overpaid at the termination of the secure tenancy is credited to the tenant’s liability to pay rent under the demoted tenancy.

that it is reasonable to make the order.

the parties to the tenancy;

the period of the tenancy;

the amount of the rent;

the dates on which the rent is payable.

a tenancy to which section 143A of the Housing Act 1996 applies if the landlord of the secure tenancy is a local housing authority or a housing action trust;

a tenancy to which section 20B of the Housing Act 1988 applies if the landlord of the secure tenancy is a registered social landlord.

the landlord has served a notice on the tenant complying with the provisions of this section, or

the court considers it just and equitable to dispense with the requirement of such a notice.

be in a form prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State,

specify the ground on which the court will be asked to make F19the order and

give particulars of that ground.

ceases to be in force twelve months after the date so specified.

shall also specify the date after which proceedings for the possession of the dwelling-house may be begun, and

ceases to be in force twelve months after the date so specified.

must specify the date after which the proceedings may be begun;

ceases to be in force twelve months after the date so specified.

a notice under section 83 has been served on a tenant, and

a date after which proceedings may be begun has been specified in the notice in accordance with subsection (4)(a) of that section,

the ground or one of the grounds specified in a notice under section 83 is Ground 2A in Schedule 2 (domestic violence), and

the partner who has left the dwelling-house as mentioned in that ground is not a tenant of the dwelling-house,

Ground 2A in Schedule 2 is added to a notice under section 83 with the leave of the court after proceedings for possession are begun, and

the partner who has left the dwelling-house as mentioned in that ground is not a party to the proceedings,

state that proceedings for the possession of the dwelling-house have begun,

specify the ground or grounds on which possession is being sought, and

give particulars of the ground or grounds.

on the grounds set out in Part I of that Schedule (grounds 1 to 8), unless it considers it reasonable to make the order,

on the grounds set out in Part II of that Schedule (grounds 9 to 11), unless it is satisfied that suitable accommodation will be available for the tenant when the order takes effect,

on the grounds set out in Part III of that Schedule (grounds 12 to 16), unless it both considers it reasonable to make the order and is satisfied that suitable accommodation will be available for the tenant when the order takes effect;

stay or suspend the execution of the order, or

postpone the date of possession,

shall impose conditions with respect to the payment by the tenant of arrears of rent (if any) and rent F24. . . unless it considers that to do so would cause exceptional hardship to the tenant or would otherwise be unreasonable, and

may impose such other conditions as it thinks fit.

any conditions imposed under subsection (3), and

the conduct of the tenant in connection with those conditions.

the effect that the nuisance or annoyance has had on persons other than the person against whom the order is sought;

any continuing effect the nuisance or annoyance is likely to have on such persons;

the effect that the nuisance or annoyance would be likely to have on such persons if the conduct is repeated.

by effluxion of time, or

by an order of the court under section 82(3) (termination in pursuance of provision for re-entry or forfeiture),

the periods of the tenancy are the same as those for which rent was last payable under the first tenancy, and

the parties and the terms of the tenancy are the same as those of the first tenancy at the end of it;

the tenancy vested in him by virtue of section 89 (succession to a periodic tenancy), or

he was a joint tenant and has become the sole tenant, or

the tenancy arose by virtue of section 86 (periodic tenancy arising on ending of term certain) and the first tenancy there mentioned was granted to another person or jointly to him and another person, or

he became the tenant on the tenancy being assigned to him (but subject to subsections F31(2) to (3) , or

he became the tenant on the tenancy being vested in him on the death of the previous tenant F32or.

the tenancy was previously an introductory tenancy and he was a successor to the introductory tenancy.

the tenant was a successor in relation to the former tenancy, and

under the other tenancy either the dwelling-house or the landlord, or both, are the same as under the former tenancy,

the tenant’s spouse F35or civil partner is to be preferred to another member of the tenant’s family;

of two or more other members of the tenant’s family such of them is to be preferred as may be agreed between them or as may, where there is no such agreement, be selected by the landlord.

when it is known that when the tenancy is so vested or disposed of it will not be in pursuance of such an order.

it is vested or otherwise disposed of in the course of the administration of the tenant’s estate, as mentioned in subsection (3), or

it is known that when it is so vested or disposed of it will not be a secure tenancy.

the vesting or other disposal is to a person qualifed to succeed the tenant.

a periodic tenancy, or

a tenancy for a term certain granted on or after 5th November 1982,

an assignment in accordance with section 92 (assignment by way of exchange);

an assignmment to a person who would be qualified to succeed the tenant if the tenant died immediately before the assignment.

that the landlord under his assured tenancy is either the Housing Corporation, F47. . . a F48a registered social landlord or a housing trust which is a charity; and

that he intends to assign his assured tenancy to the secure tenant referred to in subsection (1) or to another secure tenant who satisfies the condition in subsection (2).

may allow any persons to reside as lodgers in the dwelling-house, but

will not, without the written consent of the landlord, sublet or part with possession of part of the dwelling-house.

that the consent would lead to overcrowding of the dwelling-house within the meaning of Part X (overcrowding);

that the landlord proposes to carry out works on the dwelling-house, or on the building of which it forms part, and that the proposed works will affect the accommodation likely to be used by the sub-tenant who would reside in the dwelling-house as a result of the consent.

if the landlord refuses to give consent, it shall give the tenant a written statement of the reasons why consent was refused, and

if the landlord neither gives nor refuses to give consent within a reasonable time, consent shall be taken to have been withheld.

section 91(3)(b) and (c) (assignments excepted from restrictions) do not apply to such a tenancy for a term certain granted before 5th November 1982, and

references to the tenancy ceasing to be secure shall be disregarded, without prejudice to the application of the remainder of the provisions in which those references occur.

provision that, if the contractor specified in a repair notice fails to carry out the repair within a prescribed period, the landlord shall issue a further repair notice specifying such other listed contractor as the tenant may require; and

provision that, if the contractor specified in a repair notice fails to carry out the repair within a prescribed period, the landlord shall pay to the tenant such sum by way of compensation as may be determined by or under the regulations.

require a landlord to take such steps as may be prescribed to make its secure tenants aware of the provisions of the regulations;

require a landlord to maintain a list of contractors who are prepared to carry out repairs for which it is responsible under the regulations;

provide that, where a landlord issues a repair notice, it shall give to the tenant a copy of the notice and the prescribed particulars of at least two other listed contractors who are competent to carry out the repair;

provide for questions arising under the regulations to be determined by the county court; and

enable the landlord to set off against any compensation payable under the regulations any sums owed to it by the tenant.

may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case, including different provision for different areas, and

shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

any addition to or alteration in landlord’s fixtures and fittings,

any addition or alteration connected with the provision of services to the dwelling-house,

the erection of a wireless or television aerial, and

the carrying out of external decoration.

to make the dwelling-house, or any other premises, less safe for occupiers,

to cause the landlord to incur expenditure which it would be unlikely to incur if the improvement were not made, or

to reduce the price which the dwelling-house would fetch if sold on the open market or the rent which the landlord would be able to charge on letting the dwelling-house.

the landlord shall if it refuses consent give the tenant a written statement of the reason why consent was refused, and

if the landlord neither gives nor refuses to give consent within a reasonable time, consent shall be taken to have been withheld.

the work on the improvement was begun not earlier than the commencement of section 122 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993,

the landlord, or a predecessor in title of the landlord (being a local authority), has given its written consent to the improvement or is to be treated as having given its consent, and

at the time when the tenancy comes to an end the landlord is a local authority and the tenancy is a secure tenancy.

at the time when the tenancy comes to an end, and

subject to and in accordance with the regulations,

the improvement is not of a prescribed description,

the tenancy comes to an end in prescribed circumstances,

compensation has been paid under section 100 in respect of the improvement, or

the amount of any compensation which would otherwise be payable is less than a prescribed amount;

provide for the manner in which and the period within which claims for compensation under the regulations are to be made, and for the procedure to be followed in determining such claims,

prescribe the form of any document required to be used for the purposes of or in connection with such claims,

provide for questions arising under the regulations to be determined by the district valuer or the county court, and

enable the landlord to set off against any compensation payable under the regulations any sums owed to it by the qualifying person or persons.

may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case, including different provision for different areas, and

shall be made by statutory instrument which (except in the case of regulations making only such provision as is mentioned in subsection (5)(b)) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

it ceases to be a secure tenancy by reason of the landlord condition no longer being satisfied, or

he is, at the time when the tenancy comes to an end, the tenant or, in the case of a joint tenancy at that time, one of the tenants, and

he is a person to whom subsection (2) applies.

the improving tenant;

a person who became a tenant jointly with the improving tenant;

a person in whom the tenancy was vested, or to whom the tenancy was disposed of, under section 89 (succession to periodic tenancy) or section 90 (devolution of term certain) on the death of the improving tenant or in the course of the administration of his estate;

a person to whom the tenancy was assigned by the improving tenant and who would have been qualified to succeed him if he had died immediately before the assignment;

a spouse, former spouse, F56civil partner, former civil partner, cohabitant or former cohabitant of the improving tenant to whom the tenancy has been transferred by an order made under Schedule 1 to the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 or Schedule 7 to the Family Law Act 1996.

a claim under regulations made under section 99A may be made by, and compensation under those regulations may be paid to, the other qualifying person or persons; but

the missing person shall be entitled to recover his share of any compensation so paid from that person or those persons.

the tenant by whom the improvement mentioned in section 99A(1) was made, or

in the case of a joint tenancy at the time when the improvement was made, any of the tenants at that time.

the work on the improvement was begun on or after 3rd October, 1980,

the landlord, or a predecessor in title of the landlord, has given its written consent to the improvement or is treated as having given its consent, and

the improvement has materially added to the price which the dwelling-house may be expected to fetch if sold on the open market, or the rent which the landlord may be expected to be able to charge on letting the dwelling-house,

a person in whom the tenancy was vested, or to whom the tenancy was disposed of, under section 89 (succession to periodic tenancy) or section 90 (devolution of term certain) on the death of the tenant or in the course of the administration of his estate;

a person to whom the tenancy was assigned by the tenant and who would have been qualified to succeed him if he had died immediately before the assignment,

a spouse, former spouse, F66civil partner, former civil partner, cohabitant or former cohabitant of the tenant to whom the tenancy has been transferred by an order made under Schedule 1 to the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 or Schedule 7 to the Family Law Act 1996.

by agreement between the landlord and the tenant;

to the extent that the variation relates to rent or to payments in respect of rates F68, council taxor services, by the landlord or the tenant in accordance with a provision in the lease or agreement creating the tenancy, or in an agreement varying it;

in accordance with section 103 (notice of variation of periodic tenancy).

is implied by an enactment, or

may be varied under section 93 of the M4Rent Act 1977 (housing association and other tenancies: increase of rent without notice to quit).

informing the tenant of the landlord’s intention to serve a notice of variation,

specifying the proposed variation and its effect, and

inviting the tenant to comment on the proposed variation within such time, specified in the notice, as the landlord considers reasonable;

the variation effected by it, and

the date on which it takes effect;

the express terms of its secure tenancies,

the provisions of this Part F69. . . , and

the provisions of sections 11 to 16 of the M5Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (landlord’s repairing obligations),

a copy of the information for secure tenants published by it under subsection (1), and

a written statement of the terms of the tenancy, so far as they are neither expressed in the lease or written tenancy agreement (if any) nor implied by law;

to be informed of the authority’s proposals in respect of the matter, and

to make their views known to the authority within a specified period;

the management, maintenance, improvement or demolition of dwelling-houses let by the authority under secure tenancies, or

the provision of services or amenities in connection with such dwelling-houses;

a new programme of maintenance, improvement or demolition, or

a change in the practice or policy of the authority,

be made available at the authority’s principal office for inspection at all reasonable hours, without charge, by members of the public, and

be given, on payment of a reasonable fee, to any member of the public who asks for one.

to the F73Relevant Authority, and

to the council of any district F74, Welsh county or county borough or London borough in which there are dwelling-houses let by the F75landlord authority under secure tenancies;

secure tenants include demoted tenants within the meaning of section 143A of the Housing Act 1996;

secure tenancies include demoted tenancies within the meaning of that section.

for determining priority as between applicants in the allocation of its housing accommodation, and

governing cases where secure tenants wish to move (whether or not by way of exchange of dwelling-houses) to other dwelling-houses let under secure tenancies by that authority or another body.

maintain a set of the rules referred to in subsection (1) and of the rules which it has laid down governing the procedure to be followed in allocating its housing accommodation, and

make them available at its principal office for inspection at all reasonable hours, without charge, by members of the public.

to the F78Relevant Authority, and

to the council of any district F79, Welsh county or county borough or London borough in which there are dwelling-houses let or to be let by the F80landlord authority under secure tenancies;

a local authority proposing to dispose of dwelling-houses subject to secure tenancies F84or introductory tenancies, and

the Secretary of State in considering whether to give his consent to such a disposal,

the interest has been acquired by the authority (whether compulsorily or otherwise) following the making of an order for compulsory purchase under any enactment, other than section 290 (acquisition of land for clearance),

the order provides that the interest is being acquired for the purpose of disposal to a registered social landlord, and

such a disposal is made within one year of the acquisition.

to give them, in such form as may be prescribed by the regulations, such information as to heating charges and heating costs as may be so prescribed, and

where such information has been given, to afford them reasonable facilities for inspecting the accounts, receipts and other documents supporting the information and for taking copies or extracts from them.

May make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case, including different provision for different areas;

may make such procedural, incidental, supplementary and transitional provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient, and may in particular provide for any question arising under the regulations to be referred to and determined by the county court; and

shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

“heating authority” means a housing authority F89or housing action trust who operate a heating installation and supply to premises heat produced at the installation;

“heating installation” means a generating station or other installation for producing heat;

references to heat produced at an installation include steam produced from, and air and water heated by, heat so produced;

“heating charge” means an amount payable to a heating authority in respect of heat produced at a heating installation and supplied to premises, including in the case of heat supplied to premises let by the authority such an amount payable as part of the rent;

“heating costs” means expenses incurred by a heating authority in operating a heating installation.

whether a consent required by section 92 (assignment by way of exchange) was withheld otherwise than on one or more of the grounds set out in Schedule 3,

whether a consent required by section 93(1)(b) or 97(1) (landlord’s consent to subletting of part of dwelling-house or to carrying out of improvements) was withheld or unreasonably withheld, or

whether a statement supplied in pursuance of section 104(2)(b) (written statement of certain terms of tenancy) is accurate,

he is the spouse F94or civil partner of that person, or he and that person live together as husband and wife F95or as if they were civil partners , or

he is that person’s parent, grandparent, child, grand-child, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece.

a relationship by marriage F96or civil partnership shall be treated as a relationship by blood,

a relationship of the half-blood shall be treated as a relationship of the whole blood,

the stepchild of a person shall be treated as his child, and

an illegitimate child shall be treated as the legitimate child of his mother and reputed father.

a tenancy granted for a term certain exceeding 21 years, whether or not it is (or may become) terminable before the end of that term by notice given by the tenant or by re-entry or forfeiture;

a tenancy for a term fixed by law under a grant with a covenant or obligation for perpetual renewal, other than a tenancy by sub-demise from one which is not a long tenancy;

any tenancy granted in pursuance of Part V (the right to buy) F101, including any tenancy granted in pursuance of that Part as it has effect by virtue of section 17 of the Housing Act 1996 (the right to acquire).

it is granted by a housing association which at the time of the grant is F102a registered social landlord,

it is granted at a premium calculated by reference to a percentage of the value of the dwelling-house or of the cost of providing it, and

at the time it is granted it complies with the requirements of the regulations then in force under section 140(4)(b) of the M7Housing Act 1980 F103or paragraph 4(2)(b) of schedule 4A to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (conditions for exclusion of shared ownership leases from Part I of the M8Leasehold Reform Act 1967) or, in the case of a tenancy granted before any such regulations were brought into force, with the first such regulations to be in force.