# The Local Authorities (Rental Auctions) (England) and Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Paragraph 33: Section 207 of the Act


Where the local authority is granting the tenancy in the exercise of its powers under section 207 of the Act, provision that—
(a) the local authority has entered into the tenancy pursuant to its power set out in section 207(2) of the Act;
(b) pursuant to section 207(3) of the Act, the parties acknowledge and agree that the tenancy has effect as if it was entered into by the landlord instead of the local authority;
(c) the local authority is acting under section 204(4) of the Act in its own name but is acting so as to bind the landlord rather than itself;
(d) notwithstanding any other provisions in the tenancy, the local authority has no liability whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the tenancy or in respect of the performance of the obligations on the part of the landlord contained in the tenancy and the tenant acknowledges that no claims can be made against the local authority for any failures on the part of the landlord.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1139/schedule/3/paragraph/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-rental-auctions-england-and-town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-amendment-regulations-2024/schedule-3/paragraph-33
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