# The Housing (Change of Landlord) Regulations 1989, Paragraph 21: Covenants by the applicant


(1) The lease shall include covenants by the applicant –
(a) to keep in repair the structure and exterior of the flat and of the building in which it is situated (including drains, gutters and external pipes) and to make good any defect affecting that structure;
(b) to keep in repair any other property included in the grant over or in respect of which the public sector landlord has rights by virtue of these Regulations;
(c) to ensure, so far as practicable, that services which are to be provided by the applicant and to which the public sector landlord is entitled (whether by itself or in common with others) are maintained at a reasonable level and to keep in repair any installation connected with the provision of those services.
(2) The lease shall include a covenant requiring the applicant to rebuild or reinstate the flat and the building in which it is situated in the case of destruction or damage by fire, tempest, flood or any other cause against the risk of which it is the normal practice to insure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/367/schedule/4/paragraph/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-change-of-landlord-regulations-1989/schedule-4/paragraph-21
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