Ground 1A Ground 1AF1

The following conditions are met—

1. (a)

   the landlord who is seeking possession intends to sell a freehold or leasehold interest in the dwelling-house or to grant a lease of the dwelling-house for a term certain of more than 21 years which is not terminable before the end of that term by notice given by or to the landlord;

2. (b)

   the assured tenancy on which the dwelling-house is let did not come into being by virtue of any provision of Schedule 1 to the Rent Act 1977 or section 4 of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976;

3. (c)

   either—

   1. (i)

      the current tenancy began at least 1 year before the relevant date, or

   2. (ii)

      at the relevant date, notice of a compulsory acquisition in relation to the dwelling-house has been given, the landlord intends to sell their interest in the dwelling-house to the acquiring authority and the acquiring authority intends to acquire it;

4. (d)

   the landlord seeking possession is not—

   1. (i)

      a non-profit registered provider of social housing,

   2. (ii)

      a body registered as a social landlord in the register maintained under section 1 of the Housing Act 1996,

   3. (iii)

      a body registered as a social landlord in the register kept under section 20(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010,

   4. (iv)

      a housing trust, within the meaning of the Housing Associations Act 1985, which is a charity, or

   5. (v)

      where the dwelling-house is social housing within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, a profit-making registered provider of social housing.

In paragraph (c)(ii), “sell” includes transfer.

When calculating whether the current tenancy began at least 1 year before the relevant date, both—

1. (a)

   the day when the current tenancy began, and

2. (b)

   the relevant date,

must be included in the calculation.