Ground 2ZA Ground 2ZAF1
The landlord who is seeking possession—
- (a)
holds the interest in the dwelling-house under a superior tenancy where—
- (i)
the superior landlord has given a valid notice to terminate that tenancy as a result of which the superior tenancy will end within the period of 12 months beginning with the relevant date, or
- (ii)
the superior tenancy is a fixed term tenancy of a term certain which will expire (if the tenancy does not come to an end earlier) within the period of 12 months beginning with the relevant date, and
- (i)
- (b)
is, or, in the case of joint landlords seeking possession, at least one of them is—
- (i)
a private registered provider of social housing,
- (ii)
a tenant of the superior landlord under a tenancy of an agricultural holding within the meaning of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 which is a tenancy to which that Act applies, or a farm business tenancy within the meaning of the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995,
- (iii)
a person who held the dwelling-house for the purpose of making it available for occupation as supported accommodation, or
- (iv)
a company of which a local authority owns at least 50% of the issued share capital.
- (i)
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 2 Ground 2ZA inserted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), s. 145(1)(8), Sch. 1 para. 6 (with ss. 138, 146(1), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(b)