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Ground 2ZD Ground 2ZDF1

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The landlord who is seeking possession became the landlord by virtue of section 18, no more than 6 months before the date on which the possession proceedings were commenced, as a result of a superior tenancy which was a fixed term tenancy of a term certain of more than 21 years coming to an end—

  1. (a)

    on the expiry of the fixed term,

  2. (b)

    within the period of 12 months ending with the date on which the fixed term would have expired if the tenancy had not come to an end, or

  3. (c)

    after the expiry of the fixed term, as a result of a valid notice to terminate the tenancy.

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Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 2 Grounds 2ZB-2ZD inserted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), s. 145(1)(8), Sch. 1 para. 7 (with ss. 138, 146(1), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(b)