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Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

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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

Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 74 duties

Housing Act 1985 55 duties

Housing Act 1996 30 duties

The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 27 duties

The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2004 26 duties

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 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.001 Qualifying tenants to have rights of first refusal on disposals by landlord. Regulated

Offer qualifying tenants first refusal before selling or transferring your buildingLandlord

s.005 Landlord required to serve offer notice on tenants. Regulated

Serve offer notice on qualifying tenants before selling or transferring a buildingLandlord

s.006 Acceptance of landlord’s offer: general provisions. Regulated

Do not sell the property to anyone other than the nominated tenants during the offer and acceptance periodsLandlord

s.008 Landlord’s obligations in case of acceptance and nomination. Regulated

Landlord must either sell to nominated tenant buyer or withdraw within one monthLandlord

s.008 Landlord’s obligation: general provisions. Regulated

Send a contract for sale to the nominated buyer within one monthLandlord

s.008 Landlord’s obligation: election in case of sale at auction. Regulated

Send copy of auction contract to nominated person within 7 daysLandlord

s.022 Preliminary notice by tenant. Regulated

Serve preliminary notice before applying for a manager appointmentAny Person

s.048 Notification by landlord of address for service of notices. Regulated

Provide your tenants with a service address in England and WalesLandlord

s.049 Notification by landlord of building safety information: England Regulated

Give tenants building safety information for higher-risk buildingsLandlord

79 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.002 Landlords for the purposes of Part I.

s.003 Qualifying tenants.

s.004 Relevant disposals.

s.004 Application of provisions to contracts.

s.005 Offer notice: requirements in case of contract to be completed by conveyance, &c.

s.005 Offer notice: requirements in case of sale by auction.

s.005 Offer notice: requirements in case of grant or option or right of pre-emption.

s.005 Offer notice: requirements in case of conveyance not preceded by contract, &c.

s.005 Offer notice: disposal for non-monetary consideration.

s.007 Failure to accept landlord’s offer or to make nomination.

s.008 Election in case of disposal for non-monetary consideration.

s.008 Disposal in pursuance of option or right of pre-emption.

s.008 Covenant, &c affecting landlord’s power to dispose.

s.009 Withdrawal of either party from transaction.

s.009 Notice of withdrawal by nominated person.

s.009 Notice of withdrawal by landlord.

s.010 Lapse of landlord’s offer.

s.010 Offence of failure to comply with requirements of Part I.

s.011 Circumstances in which tenants’ rights enforceable against purchaser

s.011 Right to information as to terms of disposal, &c.

s.012 Right of qualifying tenants to compel sale

s.012 Right of qualifying tenants to take benefit of contract.

s.012 Right of qualifying tenants to compel sale, &c. by purchaser.

s.012 Right of qualifying tenants to compel grant of new tenancy by superior landlord

s.012 Nominated persons: supplementary provisions.

s.013 Determination of questions by leasehold valuation tribunal.

s.014 Withdrawal of nominated person from transaction under s.12B or 12C.

s.015 Right of qualifying tenants to compel grant of new tenancy by superior landlord.

s.016 Rights of qualifying tenants against subsequent purchaser.

s.017 Termination of rights against purchaser or subsequent purchaser.

s.018 Notices served by prospective purchasers to ensure that rights of first refusal do not arise.

s.018 The requisite majority of qualifying tenants.

s.019 Enforcement of obligations under Part I.

s.020 Construction of Part I and power of Secretary of State to prescribe modifications.

s.021 Tenant’s right to apply to court for appointment of manager.

s.023 Application to court for appointment of manager.

s.024 Appointment of manager by a ... tribunal.

s.024 Jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal.

s.024 Leasehold valuation tribunal: applications and fees.

s.024 Application for appointment of manager by special measures manager

s.025 Compulsory acquisition of landlord’s interest by qualifying tenants.

s.026 Qualifying tenants.

s.027 Preliminary notice by tenants.

s.028 Applications for acquisition orders.

s.029 Conditions for making acquisition orders.

s.030 Content of acquisition orders.

s.031 Determination of terms by leasehold valuation tribunal.

s.032 Discharge of existing mortgages.

s.033 Acquisition order where landlord cannot be found.

s.034 Discharge of acquisition order and withdrawal by tenants.

s.035 Application by party to lease for variation of lease.

s.036 Application by respondent for variation of other leases.

s.037 Application by majority of parties for variation of leases.

s.038 Orders ... varying leases.

s.039 Effect of orders varying leases: applications by third parties.

s.040 Application for variation of insurance provisions of lease of dwelling other than a flat.

s.041 Amendments relating to service charges.

s.042 Service charge contributions to be held in trust.

s.042 Service charge contributions to be held in designated account

s.042 Failure to comply with section 42A

s.043 Rights of tenants with respect to insurance.

s.044 Recognised tenants’ associations to be consulted about managing agents.

s.046 Application of Part VI, etc.

s.047 Landlord’s name and address to be contained in demands for rent etc.

s.047 Building safety information to be contained in demands for rent etc: England

s.049 Extension of circumstances in which notices are sufficiently served.

s.050 Continuation of former landlord’s liability to tenant where no notice of assignment.

s.052 Jurisdiction of county courts.

s.052 Jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal under Part I or III.

s.053 Regulations and orders.

s.054 Notices.

s.055 Application to Isles of Scilly.

s.056 Crown land.

s.057 Financial provision.

s.058 Exempt landlords and resident landlords.

s.059 Meaning of “lease”, “long lease” and related expressions.

s.060 General interpretation.

s.061 Consequential amendments and repeals.

s.062 Short title, commencement and extent.

Schedules

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s.sch003 (1) Where a service charge is payable by the tenant... Regulated

Provide insurance summary to tenants on requestLandlord

s.sch003 (1) If a request is made under paragraph 2 in... Regulated

Forward tenant's insurance information request to superior landlord and respondLandlord

34 other schedules

s.sch001 In this Part of this Schedule— “the consideration payable” means...

s.sch001 (1) Where any premises are discharged by section 32 from...

s.sch001 (1) Where in accordance with section 12B(5)(a) an instrument will...

s.sch001 (1) For the purpose of determining the amount payable in...

s.sch001 (1) Where under section 12B(5)(a) any property is to be...

s.sch001 (1) Where any property is discharged by section 12B(5)(a) from...

s.sch001 In this Part of this Schedule— “the consideration payable” means...

s.sch001 (1) Where in accordance with section 32(1) an instrument will...

s.sch001 (1) For the purpose of determining the amount payable in...

s.sch001 (1) Where under section 32 any premises are to be...

s.sch002 In section 18(1) of the 1985 Act, for “flat” substitute...

s.sch002 (1) Section 29 of the 1985 Act shall be amended...

s.sch002 In section 30— (a) omit the definition of “flat”; and...

s.sch002 In section 19 of the 1985 Act—

s.sch002 The following section shall be substituted for section 20 of...

s.sch002 The following sections shall be inserted in the 1985 Act...

s.sch002 (1) Section 21 of the 1985 Act shall be amended...

s.sch002 In section 22 of the 1985 Act, after subsection (4)...

s.sch002 In section 24 of the 1985 Act, for “flat” substitute...

s.sch002 In section 27 of the 1985 Act, for “flat” substitute...

s.sch002 (1) Section 28 of the 1985 Act shall be amended...

s.sch003 In this Schedule— “landlord”, in relation to a tenant by...

s.sch003 (1) This paragraph applies where a tenant, or the secretary...

s.sch003 The assignment of a tenancy does not affect the validity...

s.sch003 (1) It is a summary offence for a person to...

s.sch003 (1) This paragraph applies to any dwelling in respect of...

s.sch003 (1) This paragraph applies to a tenancy of a dwelling...

s.sch003 (1) Paragraphs 2 to 8 do not apply to a...

s.sch004 In section 49(1) (rules to provide for notices of other...

s.sch004 In section 64 (certificates to be produced and noted on...

s.sch004 In Schedule 13 (provisions with respect to residuary bodies)—

s.sch004 In section 45 (disposals in relation to which ss.46 to...

s.sch004 Omit section 49 (information held by superior landlord).

s.sch004 In section 50(1) (offences), omit “or 49”.

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Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

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