{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/section-343",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/section-343.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/68",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985",
  "path": "section/343",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "343",
  "heading": "Minor definitions.",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“agent”, in relation to the landlord of a dwelling—\n(a) means a person who collects rent in respect of the dwelling on behalf of the landlord, or is authorised by him to do so, and\n(b) in the case of a dwelling occupied under a contract of employment under which the provision of the dwelling for his occupation forms part of the occupier’s remuneration, includes a person who pays remuneration on behalf of the employer, or is authorised by him to do so;\n“dwelling” means premises used or suitable for use as a separate dwelling;\n“landlord”, in relation to a dwelling—\n(a) Means the immediate landlord of an occupier of the dwelling, and\n(b) in the case of a dwelling occupied under a contract of employment under which the provision of the dwelling for his occupation forms part of the occupier’s remuneration, includes the occupier’s employer;\n“owner”, in relation to premises—\n(a) means a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple, whether in possession or in reversion, and\n(b) includes also a person holding or entitled to the rents and profits of the premises under a lease of which the unexpired term exceeds three years.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/section/343",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:47.243826+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}