UK Statutory Instrument
2024
England
The Local Authorities (Rental Auctions) (England) and Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
At a glance
What's here
17 compliance obligations
Penalty landscape
1 of 17 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 16 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Landlord 8
- Occupier 2
- Any Person 1
Plus 6 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Landlords also bound by 216 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 2016 74 duties
- Housing Act 1985 1985 53 duties
- Housing Act 1996 1996 30 duties
- The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 2003 27 duties
- The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2004 2004 26 duties
Occupiers also bound by 259 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 2021 39 duties
- Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 2006 34 duties
- The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 1995 34 duties
- Highways Act 1980 1980 23 duties
- Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 2015 18 duties
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — Introduction
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 2 — Rental Auctions
Browse 13 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Interpretation
Designation of high streets and town centres
Letting notices and counter notices
Preliminary steps for a rental auction
Rental auction: first week
Rental auction, second week: obligations on the local authority and landlord
Rental auction, third week: landlord’s representations
Rental auction, fourth week: the auction pack
Rental auction, fifth to tenth weeks: the marketing period
Rental auction: the successful bidder
Rental auction: conclusion
Auction costs
Service of documents
Part 3 — General Permitted Development: consequential amendment
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Amendment to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
Schedules
Timetable for engrossments
- Send engrossed tenancy and alteration licence to tenant on time Landlord
Landlord’s works
- Complete landlord's works within 3 months and meet quality standards Landlord
Tenant’s works
- Include tenant's works terms in rental auction tenancy contracts Landlord
Disposal
- Do not assign or sublet premises without landlord's consent; follow assignment procedures Occupier
Peaceful enjoyment
- Include a peaceful enjoyment clause in the tenancy agreement Landlord
Repairs and service charge
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Specify building repairs and service charge in rental auction tenancy Local authority
Schedule of condition
- Create and share a schedule of condition after tenancy starts Occupier
Browse 51 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Forms
Tenancy contract
Introductory provisions
Deducing title
Title guarantee
Matters affecting the Premises
Termination on tenant’s insolvency or material non-compliance by the tenant
Consequences of termination
Completion of the grant of the tenancy
Registration
Value Added Tax
Entire agreement
Joint and several liability
Agreement for tenancy
Notices
Schedule of works
Section 204 of the Act
Exclusion of security of tenure
Tenant further remedies
Long stop date
Conditions
Terms of tenancy
Particulars of the tenancy
Alterations
Default notices
Use
Nuisance etc
Compliance with statutory requirements
Tenant’s insurance duties
Planning
Yielding up
Encroachments and rights
Interpretation provisions: general
Landlord’s costs
Deposit
Regulations
Insurance
Damage
Forfeiture
No implied rights
Interpretative provisions: unit in shopping centre
Exclusion of warranty about use
Notices
Third parties
Section 207 of the Act
Letting
Rights granted
Exceptions and reservations
Tenant’s obligation to pay the rent
Payments
Repairs etc.
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.
Designation of high streets and town centres
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must consult on high street or town centre designations Local authority
Letting notices and counter notices
- Use standard forms for rental auction letting and counter notices Landlord
Preliminary steps for a rental auction
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must survey premises before a rental auction Local authority
Rental auction: first week
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must notify landlords and conduct searches for rental auctions Local authority
Rental auction, second week: obligations on the local authority and landlord
Unlimited fine- Fail to provide information for a rental auction Landlord
Rental auction, third week: landlord’s representations
- Submit representations regarding proposed tenancy terms Landlord
Rental auction, fifth to tenth weeks: the marketing period
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must market vacant high-street premises for rental auction Local authority
Rental auction: the successful bidder
- Notify the local authority of the successful rental auction bidder Landlord
Service of documents
- Follow specific methods for serving documents and notices Any Person
Amendment to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must notify planners of high-street rental auction results Local authority
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