Landlord and Tenant Act 1985

1985 c. 70 · Enacted 30 October 1985 · Extends to England and Wales

Contents

1. Information to be given to tenant
2. 1Disclosure of landlord’s identity.
3. 2Disclosure of directors, &c. of corporate landlord.
4. 3Duty to inform tenant of assignment of landlord’s interest.
5. 3ADuty to inform tenant of possible right to acquire landlord’s interest.
6. Provision of rent books
7. 4Provision of rent books.
8. 5Information to be contained in rent books.
9. 6Information to be supplied by companies.
10. 7Offences.
11. Implied terms as to fitness for human habitation
12. 8Implied terms as to fitness for human habitation: Wales.
13. 9Application of s. 8 to certain houses occupied by agricultural workers.
14. 9AFitness for human habitation of dwellings in England
15. 9BLeases to which section 9A applies
16. 9CApplication of section 9A to certain dwellings occupied by agricultural workers
17. 10Fitness for human habitation.
18. Implied term as to remedying of hazards
19. 10ARemedying of hazards occurring in dwellings let on relevant social housing leases
20. 10BRegulations section 10A: supplementary provision
21. Repairing obligations
22. 11Repairing obligations in short leases.
23. 12Restriction on contracting out of s. 11.
24. 13Leases to which s. 11 applies: general rule.
25. 14Leases to which s. 11 applies: exceptions.
26. 15Jurisdiction of county court.
27. 16Meaning of “lease” and related expressions.
28. 17Specific performance of landlord’s repairing obligations.
29. Service charges
30. 18Meaning of “service charge” and “relevant costs”.
31. 19Limitation of service charges: reasonableness.
32. 20Limitation of service charges: consultation requirements
33. 20ZAConsultation requirements: supplementary
34. 20ALimitation of service charges: grant-aided works.
35. 20BLimitation of service charges: time limit on making demands.
36. 20CLimitation of service charges: costs of proceedings.
37. 20DLimitation of service charges: remediation works
38. 20ERegulations under section 20D
39. 20FLimitation of service charges: excluded costs for higher-risk buildings
40. 20JLimitation of variable service charges: non-litigation costs of enfranchisement etc
41. 20KRight to claim where non-litigation costs charged contrary to section 20J Not yet in force
42. 21Service charge information
43. 21AWithholding of service charges
44. 21BNotice to accompany demands for service charges
45. 22Request to inspect supporting accounts &c.
46. 23Request relating to information held by superior landlord.
47. 23AEffect of change of landlord Not yet in force
48. 24Effect of assignment on request.
49. 25Failure to comply with s. 21, 22 or 23 an offence.
50. 26Exception: tenants of certain public authorities.
51. 27Exception: rent registered and not entered as variable.
52. 27ALiability to pay service charges: jurisdiction
53. 28Meaning of “qualified accountant”.
54. 29Meaning of “recognised tenants’ association”.
55. 29ATenants' associations: power to request information about tenants
56. 30Meaning of “landlord”, “tenant” etc.
57. Insurance
58. 30ARights of tenants with respect to insurance.
59. Managing agents
60. 30BRecognised tenants’ associations to be consulted about managing agents.
61. Higher-risk buildings in England
62. 30CImplied terms relating to building safety
63. 30DLiability for building safety costs
64. 30ELiability for remuneration of building safety director of resident management company etc
65. 30FRestrictions on contracting out of sections 30C to 30E
66. 30GJurisdiction of county court
67. 30HSpecific performance of implied terms
68. 30IInterpretation of building safety provisions
69. Miscellaneous
70. 31Reserve power to limit rents.
71. Supplementary provisions
72. 31AJurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal. Repealed
73. 31BLeasehold valuation tribunal: applications and fees. Repealed
74. 31CTransfer of cases from county court. Repealed
75. 32Provisions not applying to tenancies within Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
76. 33Liability of directors, &c. for offences by body corporate.
77. 34Power of local housing authority to prosecute.
78. 35Application to Isles of Scilly.
79. 36Meaning of “lease” and “tenancy” and related expressions.
80. 37Meaning of “statutory tenant” and related expressions.
81. 38Minor definitions.
82. 39Index of defined expressions.
83. Final provisions
84. 40Short title, commencement and extent.
85. Schedule: RIGHTS OF TENANTS WITH RESPECT TO INSURANCE
86. Construction
87. 1Paragraph 1
88. . . . Summary of insurance cover
89. 2Paragraph 2
90. Request to inspect insurance policy etc.
91. 3Inspection of insurance policy etc.
92. . . . Insurance effected by superior landlord
93. 4Paragraph 4
94. 4AEffect of change of landlord
95. Effect of assignment . . .
96. 5Paragraph 5
97. Offence of failure to comply
98. 6Paragraph 6
99. Tenant’s right to notify insurers of possible claim
100. 7Paragraph 7
101. Right to challenge landlord’s choice of insurers
102. 8Paragraph 8
103. Exception for tenants of certain public authorities
104. 9Paragraph 9