# The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, Paragraph 3: Long leases


(1) A tenancy that—
(a) is a long lease; or
(b) grants a right of occupation for a term of 7 years or more.
(2) In this paragraph “long lease” means a lease which is a long lease for the purposes of section 7 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 or which, in the case of a shared ownership lease (within the meaning given by section 7(7) of that Act), would be such a lease if the tenant’s total share (within the meaning given by that section) were 100 per cent.
(3) A tenancy does not grant a right of occupation for a term of 7 years or more if the agreement can be terminated at the option of a party before the end of 7 years from the commencement of the term.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111191934/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-england-regulations-2020/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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