UK Act of Parliament 1972 United Kingdom

Defective Premises Act 1972

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Landlord1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Landlord — also bound by 224 other Acts
Housing Act 1985 55 duties
Housing Act 1996 30 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Landlord’s duty of care in virtue of obligation or right to repair premises demised. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Landlord must ensure rented premises are safe from defectsLandlord
7 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Duty to build dwellings properly. (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Cases excluded from the remedy under section 1. (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Duties relating to work to dwellings etc
s.003 Duty of care with respect to work done on premises not abated by disposal of premises. (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Application to Crown. (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Supplemental. (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Short title, commencement and extent. (opens in a new tab)

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.