Section 15A — Loss of assured tenancy status
This version in force from 2013-11-05
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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(1) [F1 Subsection (2) applies if, in breach of an express or implied term of the tenancy, a tenant of a dwelling-house let under an assured tenancy to which this section applies—]
(a) [F1 parts with possession of the dwelling-house, or]
(b) [F1 sub-lets the whole of the dwelling-house (or sub-lets first part of it and then the remainder).]
(2) [F1 The tenancy ceases to be an assured tenancy and cannot subsequently become an assured tenancy.]
(3) [F1 This section applies to an assured tenancy—]
(a) [F1 under which the landlord is a private registered provider of social housing or a registered social landlord, and]
(b) [F1 which is not a shared ownership lease.]
(4) [F1 In this section “registered social landlord” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996.]
(5) [F1 In this section “shared ownership lease” means a lease of a dwelling-house—]
(a) [F1 granted on payment of a premium calculated by reference to a percentage of the value of the dwelling-house or of the cost of providing it, or]
(b) [F1 under which the lessee (or the lessee's personal representatives) will or may be entitled to a sum calculated by reference, directly or indirectly, to the value of the dwelling-house.]
Amendment notes
- F1 S. 15A inserted (15.10.2013 for E., 5.11.2013 for W.) by Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 (c. 3), ss. 6, 12; S.I. 2013/2622, art. 2; S.I. 2013/2861, art. 2