Paragraph 98 Housing Act 1996

Section 143C (demoted tenancy: change of landlord) is amended as follows.

In subsection (3) after “landlord is” insert “a private registered provider of social housing,”.

For subsection (4) substitute—

“(4)

If the new landlord—

(a)

is neither a private registered provider of social housing nor a registered social landlord, and

(b)

satisfies the landlord condition,

the tenancy becomes a secure tenancy.”.