Part 6, Chapter 4 · Housing Act 2004

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Chapter 4 · Tenancy deposit schemes

212Tenancy deposit schemes#

(1)The Secretary of State must make arrangements for securing that one or more tenancy deposit schemes are available for the purpose of safeguarding tenancy deposits paid in connection with shortholdassured tenancies.

(2)For the purposes of this Chapter a “tenancy deposit scheme” is a scheme which—

(a)is made for the purpose of safeguarding tenancy deposits paid in connection with shortholdassured tenancies and facilitating the resolution of disputes arising in connection with such deposits, and

(b)complies with the requirements of Schedule 10.

(3)Arrangements under subsection (1) must be arrangements made with any body or person under which the body or person (“the scheme administrator”) undertakes to establish and maintain a tenancy deposit scheme of a description specified in the arrangements.

(4)The Secretary of State may—

(a)give financial assistance to the scheme administrator;

(b)make payments to the scheme administrator (otherwise than as financial assistance) in pursuance of arrangements under subsection (1).

(5)The Secretary of State may, in such manner and on such terms as it thinks fit, guarantee the discharge of any financial obligation incurred by the scheme administrator in connection with arrangements under subsection (1).

(6)Arrangements under subsection (1) must require the scheme administrator to give the Secretary of State, in such manner and at such times as it may specify, such information and facilities for obtaining information as it may specify.

(6A)For further provision about what must be included in the arrangements, see section 212A.

(7)The Secretary of State may make regulations conferring or imposing—

(a)on scheme administrators, or

(b)on scheme administrators of any description specified in the regulations,

such powers or duties in connection with arrangements under subsection (1) as are so specified.

(8)In this Chapter—

(9)In this Chapter—

(a)references to a landlord or landlords in relation to any shortholdassured tenancy or tenancies include references to a person or persons acting on his or their behalf in relation to the tenancy or tenancies, and

(b)references to a tenancy deposit being held in accordance with a scheme include, in the case of a custodial scheme, references to an amount representing the deposit being held in accordance with the scheme.

212AProvision of information to local authorities#

(1)Arrangements under section 212(1) made by the Secretary of State must require the scheme administrator—

(a)to give a local housing authority in England any specified information that they request, or

(b)to provide facilities for the sharing of specified information with a local housing authority in England.

(2)In subsection (1) “specified information” means information, of a description specified in the arrangements, that relates to a tenancy of premises in the local housing authority's area.

(3)Arrangements made by virtue of this section may make the requirement to provide information or facilities to a local housing authority conditional on the payment of a fee.

(4)Arrangements made by virtue of this section may include supplementary provision, for example about—

(a)the form or manner in which any information is to be provided,

(b)the time or times at which it is to be provided, and

(c)the notification of anyone to whom the information relates.

(5)Information obtained by a local housing authority by virtue of this section may be used only—

(a)for a purpose connected with the exercise of the authority's functions under any of Parts 1 to 4 in relation to any premises,

(aa)for a purpose connected with the exercise of the authority’s functions under or by virtue of Part 7 in relation to any qualifying residential premises within the meaning given by section 2B,

(ab)for a purpose connected with the authority’s functions under or by virtue of the following in relation to any premises—• sections 1 and 1A of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977,• Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988,• section 83(1) or 84(1) of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013,• sections 21 to 23, 41 and 133 to 135 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016,• Chapter 3 of Part 1 and Part 2 of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025,or

(b)for the purpose of investigating whether an offence has been committed under any provision mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (ab) in relation to premises or qualifying residential premises (as the case may be).

(6)Information obtained by a local housing authority by virtue of this section may be supplied to a person providing services to the authority for a purpose listed in subsection (5).

(7)The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the list of purposes in subsection (5).

213Requirements relating to tenancy deposits#

(1)Any tenancy deposit paid to a person in connection with a shortholdan assured tenancy must, as from the time when it is received, be dealt with in accordance with an authorised scheme.

(2)No person may require the payment of a tenancy deposit in connection with a shortholdan assured tenancy which is not to be subject to the requirement in subsection (1).

(3)Where a landlord receives a tenancy deposit in connection with a shortholdan assured tenancy, the initial requirements of an authorised scheme must be complied with by the landlord in relation to the deposit within the period of 30 days beginning with the date on which it is received.

(4)For the purposes of this section “the initial requirements” of an authorised scheme are such requirements imposed by the scheme as fall to be complied with by a landlord on receiving such a tenancy deposit.

(5)A landlord who has received such a tenancy deposit must give the tenant and any relevant person such information relating to—

(a)the authorised scheme applying to the deposit,

(b)compliance by the landlord with the initial requirements of the scheme in relation to the deposit, and

(c)the operation of provisions of this Chapter in relation to the deposit,

as may be prescribed.

(6)The information required by subsection (5) must be given to the tenant and any relevant person—

(a)in the prescribed form or in a form substantially to the same effect, and

(b)within the period of 30 days beginning with the date on which the deposit is received by the landlord.

(7)No person may, in connection with a shortholdan assured tenancy, require a deposit which consists of property other than money.

(8)In subsection (7) “deposit” means a transfer of property intended to be held (by the landlord or otherwise) as security for—

(a)the performance of any obligations of the tenant, or

(b)the discharge of any liability of his,

arising under or in connection with the tenancy.

(9)The provisions of this section apply despite any agreement to the contrary.

(10)In this section—

214Proceedings relating to tenancy deposits#

(1)Where a tenancy deposit has been paid in connection with a shortholdan assured tenancy on or after 6 April 2007, the tenant or any relevant person (as defined by section 213(10)) may make an application to the county court on the grounds—

(a)that section 213(3) or (6) has not been complied with in relation to the deposit, or

(b)that he has been notified by the landlord that a particular authorised scheme applies to the deposit but has been unable to obtain confirmation from the scheme administrator that the deposit is being held in accordance with the scheme.

(1A)Subsection (1) also applies in a case where the tenancy has ended, and in such a case the reference in subsection (1) to the tenant is to a person who was a tenant under the tenancy.

(1ZA)In relation to a tenancy that, immediately before the commencement date, was an assured shorthold tenancy, subsection (1) applies as if after “assured tenancy”, in the first place it occurs, there were inserted “on or after 6 April 2007”.

(1ZB)In subsection (1ZA)—• “assured shorthold tenancy” means an assured shorthold tenancy within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988 as it had effect before the amendments made by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025;• “the commencement date” has the meaning given by section 146(3) of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.

(2)Subsections (3) and (4) apply in the case of an application under subsection (1) if the tenancy has not ended and the court—

(a)is satisfied that section 213(3) or (6) has not been complied with in relation to the deposit, or

(b)is not satisfied that the deposit is being held in accordance with an authorised scheme,

as the case may be.

(2A)Subsections (3A) and (4) apply in the case of an application under subsection (1) if the tenancy has ended (whether before or after the making of the application) and the court—

(a)is satisfied that section 213(3) or (6) has not been complied with in relation to the deposit, or

(b)is not satisfied that the deposit is being held in accordance with an authorised scheme,

as the case may be.

(3)The court must, as it thinks fit, either—

(a)order the person who appears to the court to be holding the deposit to repay it to the applicant, or

(b)order that person to pay the deposit into the designated account held by the scheme administrator under an authorised custodial scheme,

within the period of 14 days beginning with the date of the making of the order.

(3A)The court may order the person who appears to the court to be holding the deposit to repay all or part of it to the applicant within the period of 14 days beginning with the date of the making of the order.

(4)The court must ^note... order the landlord to pay to the applicant a sum of money not less than the amount of the deposit and not more than three times the amount of the deposit within the period of 14 days beginning with the date of the making of the order.

(5)Where any deposit given in connection with a shortholdan assured tenancy could not be lawfully required as a result of section 213(7), the property in question is recoverable from the person holding it by the person by whom it was given as a deposit.

(6)In subsection (5) “deposit” has the meaning given by section 213(8).

215Sanctions for non-compliance Sanctions for non-compliance#

(1)For the purposes of enforcing this Order under the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011, in relation to entry or exit into or out of the tunnel system, the enforcement authority is the district council of Dover as designated under article 2 of the Dover Port Health Authority Order 1978.

(1A)Where regulation 28(7) of the Child Support (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (linking provisions) applies, the effective date of the maintenance calculation shall be the date which would have been the beginning of the first maintenance period in respect of the conversion decision on or after what, but for this paragraph, would have been the relevant effective date provided for in regulation 24(2) to (4).

(2)In this article, “tunnel system” has the meaning described in section 1(7) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987.

(2A)In paragraph (2), “state pension credit” means state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002.

(a)

(b)the combined weight of porcine products imported at any given time does not exceed 2 kg.

(3)If the porcine product is an animal by-product or derived product, it must—

(4)The requirements in this article are in addition to any other requirements that apply in relation to the import of porcine products.

(5)Paragraph (1), (2) or (3) does not apply in relation to a sentence within article 1(2)(b) if the person serving the sentence was not in custody or detention pursuant to the sentence on 22nd October 2024—

215AStatutory periodic tenancies: deposit received before 6 April 2007#

(a)

(b)the combined weight of porcine products imported at any given time does not exceed 2 kg.

(c)in paragraph (h)—

(d)FL No. “07.206” chemical name “4-(2,3,6-Trimethylphenyl)but-3-en-2-one”;

(2)In this article, “tunnel system” has the meaning described in section 1(7) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987.

(a)

(b)the combined weight of porcine products imported at any given time does not exceed 2 kg.

(3)If the porcine product is an animal by-product or derived product, it must—

(a)

(b)the combined weight of porcine products imported at any given time does not exceed 2 kg.

(i)after sub-paragraph (v), omit “or”;

(ii)is not a relevant sentence.

(4)The requirements in this article are in addition to any other requirements that apply in relation to the import of porcine products.

(a)

(b)the combined weight of porcine products imported at any given time does not exceed 2 kg.

215BShorthold Assured tenancies: deposit received on or after 6 April 2007#

(1)This section applies where—

(a)on or after 6 April 2007, a tenancy deposit has been received by a landlord in connection with a shortholdan assured tenancy (“the original tenancy”),

(b)the initial requirements of an authorised scheme have been complied with by the landlord in relation to the deposit (ignoring any requirement to take particular steps within any specified period),

(c)the requirements of section 213(5) and (6)(a) have been complied with by the landlord in relation to the deposit when it is held in connection with the original tenancy (ignoring any deemed compliance under section 215A(4)),

(d)a new shortholdassured tenancy comes into being on the coming to an end of the original tenancy or a tenancy that replaces the original tenancy (directly or indirectly),

(e)the new tenancy replaces the original tenancy (directly or indirectly), and

(f)when the new tenancy comes into being, the deposit continues to be held in connection with the new tenancy, in accordance with the same authorised scheme as when the requirements of section 213(5) and (6)(a) were last complied with by the landlord in relation to the deposit.

(2)In their application to the new tenancy, the requirements of section 213(3), (5) and (6) are treated as if they had been complied with by the landlord in relation to the deposit.

(3)The condition in subsection (1)(a) may be met in respect of a tenancy even if the tenancy deposit was first received in connection with an earlier tenancy (including where it was first received before 6 April 2007).

(4)For the purposes of this section, a tenancy replaces an earlier tenancy if—

(a)the landlord and tenant immediately before the coming to an end of the earlier tenancy are the same as the landlord and tenant at the start of the new tenancy, and

(b)the premises let under both tenancies are the same or substantially the same.

215CSections 215A and 215B: transitional provisions#

(2)In this article, “tunnel system” has the meaning described in section 1(7) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987.

(a)

(b)the combined weight of porcine products imported at any given time does not exceed 2 kg.

(3)If the porcine product is an animal by-product or derived product, it must—

(a)

(b)the combined weight of porcine products imported at any given time does not exceed 2 kg.

(i)after sub-paragraph (v), omit “or”;

(ii)is not a relevant sentence.

(4)The requirements in this article are in addition to any other requirements that apply in relation to the import of porcine products.

(a)

(b)the combined weight of porcine products imported at any given time does not exceed 2 kg.

(i)after sub-paragraph (v), omit “or”;

(ii)is not a relevant sentence.

(6)Paragraph (1), (2) or (3) does not apply in relation to a sentence if it is—

(a)

(b)the combined weight of porcine products imported at any given time does not exceed 2 kg.

(7)The reference in paragraph (6)(a) to an offence (“offence A”) includes—

(a)

(b)the combined weight of porcine products imported at any given time does not exceed 2 kg.

(8)A reference in paragraph (6) or , (7)(a) to (e) or (7A) to an offence (“offence B”) includes—

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a housing order
means— a a prohibition order under section 20 or 21 of the Housing Act 2004, or b a demolition order under section 265 of the Housing Act 1985.”
additional relief
means relief additional to any relief specifically authorised by any provision of Parts 1 to 4 of this Act, any provision of the Mobile Homes Act 1983 or any provision of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 or of the Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013.
affected person
means—
agreement
includes arrangement;
an official complaint
means a complaint in writing made by—
anti-social behaviour
means conduct on the part of occupiers of, or visitors to, residential premises—
appropriate building standards
means—
appropriate person
means a person listed in section 30(2);
appropriate tribunal
means—
assured shorthold tenancy
means an assured shorthold tenancy within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988 as it had effect before the amendments made by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025;
assured tenancy
has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988;
banning order
means a banning order under section 16 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
building
includes a part of a building.
building manager
means an educational establishment or other person managing or having control of a building;
chief finance officer
has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
co-operative society
means a body that—
converted block of flats
means a building or part of a building which— self-contained flats.
couple
means two persons who... fall within subsection (3)(a);
covenant for repayment of discount
means the covenant contained in a conveyance, grant or assignment in accordance with section 35 of that Act.
demotion order
means a demotion order under section 82A;
deposit
has the meaning given by section 213(8).
Dispose
means dispose by assignment or surrender, and “acquisition” has a corresponding meaning.”
disposed of on shared ownership terms
has the meaning given by section 2(6);
document
includes information recorded otherwise than in legible form, and in relation to information so recorded, any reference to the production of a document is a reference to the production of a copy of the information in legible form.
dwelling
means—
electrical installation
has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Building Regulations 2010.
electronic communications network
has the meaning given by section 32 of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).
Emergency remedial action
means such remedial action in respect of the hazard concerned as the authority consider immediately necessary in order to remove the imminent risk of serious harm within subsection (1)(b).
enactment
includes an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)).
excepted accommodation
means such description of living accommodation falling within any provision of Schedule 14 (buildings which are not HMOs for purposes of provisions other than Part 1) as is specified in an order under subsection (1).
false or misleading
means false or misleading in any material respect.
final notice
has the meaning given by paragraph 6 of Schedule A1.
financial year
has the meaning given by section 223 of the Companies Act 1985;
fire and rescue authority
means a fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21).
furniture
includes fittings and other articles.
Ground 2 or 14 possession order
means an order for possession under Ground 2 in Schedule 2 to this Act or Ground 14 in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988.
Ground 2 possession order
means an order for possession under Ground 2 in Schedule 2;
health
includes mental health;
HMO
means a house in multiple occupation as defined by sections 254 to 259, and
house
has the same meaning as in Part 3 (see section 99).
house in multiple occupation
means a house in multiple occupation as defined by sections 254 to 259 of the Housing Act 2004, as they have effect for the purposes of Part 1 of that Act (that is, without the exclusions contained in Schedule 14 to that Act);
housing
includes accommodation needs for gypsies and travellers within the meaning of section 225 of the Housing Act 2004;
housing management code of practice
means a code of practice approved by the Secretary of State under section 233 (codes relating to the management of HMOs or excepted accommodation);
improvement notice
means an improvement notice which has become operative under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of this Act.
in relation to the private rented sector
means enforcement functions relating to—
inquiry
means an inquiry under paragraph 20. 4 A person may not be required under this paragraph to disclose anything that, by virtue of section 30(4), he could not be required to disclose under section 30. 5 Section 31 (enforcement of notice to provide information, &c) applies in relation to a notice given under this paragraph by the person or persons conducting an inquiry as it applies in relation to a notice given under section 30 by the Relevant Authority, but subject to sub-paragraph (6). 6 A person guilty of an offence under section 31(1) as it applies in accordance with sub-paragraph (5) is liable— a on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
lessee
includes a statutory tenant of the premises;
letting
includes the grant of a licence to occupy. 27B 1 Where— a any grant is paid or payable to any person under section 27A, and b at any time property to which the grant relates becomes vested in, or is leased for a term of years to, or reverts to, another person who is not a registered social landlord, this Part shall have effect, in relation to times falling after that time, as if the grant, or such proportion of it as is determined or specified under subsection (4), had been paid or (as the case may be) were payable to that other person under section 27A. 2 Where— a any amount is paid or payable to any person by way of grant under section 27A, and b at any time property to which the
licence
means a licence under Part 2 or 3 of this Act.
local housing authority
means, in relation to England—
mortgage
includes a charge or lien, and “mortgagee” is to be read accordingly.
new resident
means a person who was not an occupier of the HMO immediately before the notice was served.
operative Ground 2 possession order
means an order made under that Ground which requires possession of the dwelling-house to be given up on a date specified in the order;
paragraph 25B of Schedule 12 notice
means a notice under paragraph 25B of Schedule 12 to the 2016 Act (termination of contract by landlord);
Part 1 function
means any duty under section 5 to take any course of action to which that section applies or any power to take any course of action to which section 7 applies;
person managing
means, in relation to premises, the person who, being an owner or lessee of the premises— and includes, where those rents or other payments are received through another person as agent or trustee, that other person.
pitch
has the meaning given by paragraph 1(4) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act;
pitch fee
has the meaning given in paragraph 29 of Chapter 2, paragraph 13 of Chapter 3, or paragraph 27 of Chapter 4, of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act, as the case may be.
premises
means premises of any description;
prescribed
means prescribed by regulations made by the appropriate national authority.
prescribed relationship
means any relationship of a description specified in the regulations.
prescribed standards
means standards prescribed by regulations made by the appropriate national authority.
prescribed state of affairs
means such state of affairs as may be specified or described in an order made by the Secretary of State. 4 An order under subsection (3)— a may make different provision for different cases or descriptions of case (including different provision for different areas);
protected tenancy
has the same meaning as in the Rent Act 1977;
public sector body
means a body mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (f) of paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 14.
public sector tenant
has the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to that Act.
qualified auditor
means a person who is eligible for appointment as auditor of the company under Part 2 of the Companies Act 1989;
rack-rent
means a rent which is not less than two-thirds of the full net annual value of the premises.
refuge
means a building or part of a building managed by a voluntary organisation and used wholly or mainly for the temporary accommodation of persons who have left their homes as a result of— from persons who are or were their spouses or civil partners or with whom they are or were co-habiting.
relative
means parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece or cousin;
relevant award of universal credit
means an award of universal credit the calculation of which included an amount under section 11 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, calculated in accordance with Schedule 4 to the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (housing costs element for renters) ( S.I. 2013/376) or any corresponding provision replacing that Schedule, in respect of periodical payments payable in connection with the occupation of a part or parts of the HMO.
relevant decision
means a decision which is given on an appeal to the tribunal and confirms the authority’s decision (with or without variation).
Relevant expenditure
means— in connection with performing their duties under section 135(1) to (3) in respect of the dwelling (including any premiums paid for insurance of the premises).
relevant function
means the function of—
relevant housing offence
means an offence under—
relevant information
means information relating to any order or application relevant for the purposes of either of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2), including (in particular) information identifying the person in respect of whom any such order or application has been made;
relevant interest
means an interest as freeholder, mortgagee or lessee.
relevant obligation
means—
relevant order
means— • an injunction under section 152 of the Housing Act 1996 (injunctions against anti-social behaviour);
relevant payments
means—
relevant person
means, in relation to any premises, a person within any of the following paragraphs—
relevant prohibition order
means a prohibition order under section 20 or 21 of the Housing Act 2004 which imposes in relation to the whole of any premises a prohibition on their use for all purposes other than any purpose approved by the authority.”
relevant tenancy
means— (a) an assured tenancy within the meaning of the Housing Act 1988, (b) an assured agricultural occupancy within the meaning of Part 1 of that Act, or (c) a regulated tenancy within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977;
relevant time
means any time—
reporting accountant
means a person appointed as mentioned in paragraph 16(7)(b).”
required action
means—
residential buildings
means buildings which are dwellings or houses in multiple occupation or contain one or more flats.
residential premises
means—
room
includes a hall or landing.
scheme
includes arrangements of any description. 15 1 The Secretary of State may, on an application by the landlord, give a direction extending or further extending the period during which a final demolition notice is in force in respect of a dwelling-house. 2 A direction under sub-paragraph (1) may provide that any extension of that period is not to have effect unless the landlord complies with such requirements relating to the service of further notices as are specified in the direction. 3 A direction under sub-paragraph (1) may only be given at a time when the demolition notice is in force (whether by virtue of paragraph 13 or this paragraph). 4 If, while a final demolition notice is in force, the landlord decides not to demolish the dwelling-house in question, he must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, serve a notice (“a revocation notice”) on the tenant which informs him— a of the landlord’s decision, and b that the demolition notice is revoked as from the date of service of the revocation notice. 5 If, while a final demolition notice is in force, it appears to the Secretary of State that the landlord has no intention of demolishing the dwelling-house in question, he may
section 173 notice
means a notice under section 173 of the 2016 Act (landlord’s notice);
section 186 notice
means a notice under section 186 of the 2016 Act (landlord’s notice in connection with end of term of contract within Schedule 9B);
section 194 notice
means a notice under section 194 of the 2016 Act (landlord’s break clause);
secure tenancy
has the meaning given by section 79 of the Housing Act 1985;
self-contained flat
has the same meaning as in section 254.
social housing
has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008;
specified
means specified for the purposes of that sub-paragraph in regulations made by the Secretary of State;
specified information
means information, of a description specified in the arrangements, that relates to a tenancy of premises in the local housing authority's area.
standard contract
has the same meaning as in the 2016 Act (see section 8 of the 2016 Act);
supported exempt accommodation
has the same meaning as in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 (see section 12 of that Act).
surplus
means any amount of rent or other payments collected or recovered as mentioned in subsection (3) that remains after deductions to meet relevant expenditure and any amounts of compensation payable as mentioned in that subsection.
suspension order
means a suspension order under section 121A. 2D Subsection (1) has effect subject to section 121A(5) (disapplication of subsection (1) where suspension order is made).”
tenancy
includes a licence to occupy.
the 2014 Act
means the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014;
the appointed day
means the day appointed for the coming into force of section 61.
the appropriate enforcement action
means whichever of the following courses of action is indicated by subsection (3) or (4)—
the appropriate national authority
means—
the appropriate time
means— a the time when the agreement is entered into, or b if it was made before the beginning of the discount repayment period, immediately after the beginning of that period. 3 An agreement is within this subsection if it is an agreement between the purchaser or his successor in title and any other person— a which is made (expressly or impliedly) in contemplation of, or in connection with, a disposal to be made, or made, by virtue of section 8, b which is made before the end of the discount repayment period, and c under which a relevant disposal which is not an exempted disposal is or may be required to be made to any person after the end of that period. 4 Such an agreement is within subsection (3)— a whether or not the date on which the relevant disposal is to take place is specified in the agreement, and b whether or not any requirement to make that disposal is or may be made subject to the fulfilment of any condition. 5 The Secretary of State may by order provide— a for subsection (1) to apply to agreements of any description specified in the order in addition to those within subsection (3);
the appropriate tribunal or authority
means— a in relation to England, a residential property tribunal;
the ban on letting housing in England
means the ban on letting contained in the banning order mentioned in section 102(7A).
the commencement date
has the meaning given by section 146(3) of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.
the discount repayment period
means the period of three or five years that applies for the purposes of section 155(2) or (3) (depending on whether the tenant’s notice under section 122 was given before or on or after the date of the coming into force of section 185 of the Housing Act 2004).”
the dispute resolution service
means the facilities provided by the scheme in accordance with this paragraph.
the end of the consultation period
means the last day for making representations in respect of the matter in question.
the house
means the HMO or Part 3 house in respect of which the licence is granted.
the original expiry date
means the last day of the period of one year that would apply as the trial period apart from this section. 125B 1 A request for review of the landlord’s decision that the trial period for an introductory tenancy should be extended under section 125A must be made before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the notice of extension is served. 2 On a request being duly made to it, the landlord shall review its decision. 3 The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations as to the procedure to be followed in connection with a review under this section.
the outstanding amount
has the same meaning as in paragraph 6;
the panel
means the panel provided for in Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977 (c. 42).
the prescribed conditions
means such conditions as are prescribed by regulations under this section at the time when the conveyance, grant or assignment is made. 4 The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe such conditions as he considers appropriate for and in connection with conferring on— a a registered social landlord which has made a disposal as mentioned in subsection (1), or b such other person as is determined in accordance with the regulations, a right of first refusal to have a disposal within subsection (5) made to him for such consideration as is mentioned in section 12B. 5 The disposals within this subsection are— a a reconveyance or conveyance of the house;
the relevant amount
has the meaning given by paragraph 3(7).
the relevant ban on letting housing in England
means the ban on letting contained in the banning order mentioned in section 102(7A).
the relevant date
means—
the relevant period
means the period of 10 working days beginning with the day after that on which the notice referred to in sub-paragraph (2) is sent;
the relevant person
means—
The relevant section 18 conditions
means such conditions specified under section 18(3) as would have applied at the time of the making of the grant if it had been made under section 18 to a registered social landlord. 4 The proportion mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) is that which, in the circumstances of the particular case— a the Relevant Authority, acting in accordance with such principles as it may from time to time determine, may specify as being appropriate, or b the Relevant Authority may determine to be appropriate.”
the significant use condition
means the condition contained in section 255(2) that the occupation of the living accommodation or flat referred to in that provision by persons who do not form a single household constitutes a significant use of that accommodation or flat.
the sole use condition
means the condition contained in— as the case may be.
unitary authority
means—
unlicensed HMO
has the same meaning as in section 73 of this Act.
unlicensed house
has the same meaning as in section 96 of this Act.
year of account
has the meaning given by section 21(1) of that Act.”