# Housing Act 1985, Section 174: Leases granted under this Part to be treated as long leases at a low rent.

Extent: E+W

For the purposes of Part I of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (enfranchisement and extension of long leaseholds)—
(a) a tenancy created by the grant of a lease in pursuance of this part of a dwelling-house which is a house shall be treated as being a long tenancy notwithstanding that it is granted for a term of 21 years or less, . . .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/section/174 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/section-174
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