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UK Law Reference
All sections of Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
2023 c. 55, s.207

Section 207 — Power to grant tenancy in default

Extent: E+W

This version in force from 2024-12-02

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a local authority has entered into a contract under section 204, and

(b) the landlord of the premises to which the contract relates fails to grant a tenancy as required by the contract.

(2) The local authority may grant the tenancy that the landlord should have granted.

(3) A tenancy granted under this section has effect as if it was granted by the landlord instead of the local authority; and the local authority may do anything that the landlord could do in order to make an effective grant.

(4) A local authority is to act under this section in its own name, but with an indication that it is acting so as to bind the landlord rather than itself.

(5) As soon as possible after granting a tenancy under this section, the local authority must provide a signed copy of the instrument by which the tenancy was granted to the landlord.