The Local Authorities (Rental Auctions) (England) and Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
At a glance
What's here
10 compliance obligations
Penalty landscape
1 of 10 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 9 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 4
- Any Person 1
Plus 5 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Landlords also bound by 70 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 2016 33 duties
- Housing Act 1985 1985 31 duties
- Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 2022 24 duties
- Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 2006 14 duties
- Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 2015 10 duties
Any Person also bound by 770 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 78 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
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
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Interpretation
Rental auction, fourth week: the auction pack
Rental auction: conclusion
Auction costs
Part 3 — General Permitted Development: consequential amendment
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
Schedules
Browse 58 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
Timetable for engrossments
Exclusion of security of tenure
Landlord’s works
Tenant further remedies
Long stop date
Conditions
Tenant’s works
Terms of tenancy
Particulars of the tenancy
Alterations
Default notices
Use
Nuisance etc
Disposal
Compliance with statutory requirements
Tenant’s insurance duties
Planning
Yielding up
Encroachments and rights
Interpretation provisions: general
Landlord’s costs
Deposit
Regulations
Peaceful enjoyment
Repairs and service charge
Insurance
Damage
Forfeiture
Schedule of condition
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 exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.
Browse 15 other unclassified sections
Citation, commencement, extent and application
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
Amendment to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
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