# Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, Section 149: Exempted disposals

Extent: E+W

(1) The regulator's consent is not required under section 148 for the following exceptions.
(2) Exception 1 is a letting under—
(a) an assured tenancy, or
(b) an assured agricultural occupancy.
(3) Exception 2 is a letting under what would be an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy but for any of paragraphs 4 to 8, 12(1)(h) and 12ZA to 12B of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) (tenancies which cannot be assured tenancies).
(4) Exception 3 is a letting under a secure tenancy.
(5) Exception 4 is a letting under what would be a secure tenancy but for any of paragraphs 2 to 12 of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (tenancies which are not secure tenancies).
(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7) Exception 5 is a disposal under Part V of the Housing Act 1985 (right to buy).
(8) Exception 6 is a disposal under the right conferred by—
(a) section 180, ...
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(9) Exception 7 is a letting under an occupation contract (within the meaning of section 7 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1)) in respect of a dwelling in Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17/section/149 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-regeneration-act-2008/section-149
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