Section 5 No statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to Crown or to local authority, etc.

England and Wales

F1(1)

A person shall not at any time be a statutory tenant of a dwelling-house if the interest of his immediate landlord would, at that time—

(a)

belong to Her Majesty in right of the Crown or to a government department, or

(b)

be held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department;

except that an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown shall not prevent a person from being a statutory tenant if the interest is under the management of the Crown Estate Commissioners.

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5(2)

A person shall not at any time be a statutory tenant of a dwelling-house if the interest of his immediate landlord would, at that time, belong to any of the bodies specified in subsection (3) below.

(3)

The bodies referred to in subsection (2) above are—

(a)

the council of a county F2, county borough or district or, in the application of this Act to the Isles of Scilly, the Council of those Isles;

(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3the council of a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London;

C6 C7(F4baa)

a police and crime commissioner;

(ba)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5

C8 C9( F6bb)

a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985;

F7(bbza)

an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

(bbzb)

a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;

F8(bbzc)

a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

F9(bba)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10(bbb)

the London Fire Commissioner;

F11(bbc)

a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;

F12(bc)

the Broads Authority;

F13(bd)

any National Park authority;

(c)

the F14English new towns residuary body

C10( d)

the F15Regulator of Social Housing;

F16( da)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)

a development corporation established by an order made, or having effect as if made, under the M1 F17New Towns Act 1981 , and

(f)

a housing trust (as defined in F18section 15(5) of the M2 Rent Act 1977 ) which is a charity F19....

F20(3A)

In subsection (3)(c) above “ English new towns residuary body ” means the Homes and Communities Agency so far as exercising functions in relation to anything transferred (or to be transferred) to it as mentioned in section 52(1)(a) to (d) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 F21or the Greater London Authority so far as exercising its new towns and urban development functions.

(4)

If any of the conditions for the time being specified in F22 section 15(4) of the M3 Rent Act 1977 (conditions for the operation of the corresponding provision of that Act) is fulfilled, a person shall not be a statutory tenant of a dwelling-house at any time if the interest of his immediate landlord would, at that time, F23 belong to a housing association which—

(F24za)

is a private registered provider of social housing,

(a)

is F25a registered social landlord within the meaning of the Housing Act 1985 (see section 5(4) and (5) of that Act), or

(b)

is a co-operative housing association within the meaning of F26the Housing Associations Act 1985.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 5(1) substituted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51), s. 73(3)
F2: Words in s. 5(3)(a) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(2), Sch. 8 para. 2 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1
F3: Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17
F4: S. 5(3)(baa) substituted (22.11.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13) , s. 157(1) , Sch. 16 para. 134 ; S.I. 2012/2892 , art. 2(i)
F5: S. 5(3)(ba) (which was inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 84, Sch. 14 para. 55) repealed by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237, Sch. 13 Pt. I
F6: S. 5(3)(bb) inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 84, Sch. 14 para. 55
F7: S. 5(3)(bbza)(bbzb) inserted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 45; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)
F8: S. 5(3)(bbzc) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 59 (with s. 247)
F9: S. 5(3)(bba) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(12); S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(g)
F10: S. 5(3)(bbb) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 2 para. 52; S.I. 2018/227, reg. 4(c)
F11: S. 5(3)(bbc) inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 1 para. 37; S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 38
F12: S. 5(3)(bc) inserted by Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4, SIF 81:1), ss. 21, 23(2), 27(2), Sch. 6 para. 17
F13: S. 5(3)(bd) inserted (23.11.1995) by 1995 c. 25, s. 78, Sch. 10 para. 17 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7)); S.I. 1995/2950, art. 2(1)
F14: Words in s. 5(3)(c) substituted (1.12.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 8 para. 22(2); S.I. 2008/3068, art. 2(1)(w)(3) (with arts. 6 6-13 Sch.)
F15: Words in s. 5(3)(d) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 8(2) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)
F16: S. 5(3)(da) repealed (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. VI (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5
F17: Words substituted by New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64, SIF 123:3), s. 81, Sch. 12 para. 23
F18: Words substituted by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42, SIF 75:3), s. 156, Sch. 23 para. 73(a)
F19: Words in s. 5(3)(f) omitted (14.3.2012 immediately before the Charities Act 2011 (c. 25) comes into force) by virtue of The Charities (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1396), art. 1, Sch. paras. 37(1), (2)(b)
F20: S. 5(3A) inserted (1.12.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 8 para. 22(3); S.I. 2008/3068, art. 2(1)(w)(3) (with arts. 6 6-13 Sch.)
F21: Words in s. 5(3A) inserted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 19 para. 4; S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9 11 14 15 17)
F22: Words substituted by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), Sch. 23 para. 73(b)
F23: Words and s. 5(4)(a)(b) substituted for words and s. 5(4)(a)–(d) by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), ss. 4, 5(2), Sch. 2 para. 33(2)
F24: S. 5(4)(za) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 8(3) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)
F25: Words in s. 5(4)(a) substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 5(a)
F26: Words in s. 5(4)(b) substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 5(b)

Marginal citations

M1: 1981 c. 64.
M2: 1977 c. 42.
M3: 1977 c. 42.

Modifications

C1

S. 5(2) extended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 57(7), Sch. 13 para. 14(c)

S. 5(2) extended (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 39, 66(2)(b), Sch. 13 para. 24(e) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2))

C2

S. 5(2)-(4) excluded (6.4.2006 for E., 16.6.2006 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), s. 270(4)(5)(b), Sch. 7 para. 12(5)(a)(ii) (with Sch. 7 para. 12(9)); S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(a) (with Sch.); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(a) (with Sch.)

C3

S. 5(2)-(4) excluded (6.4.2006 for E., 16.6.2006 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), s. 270(4)(5)(b), Sch. 7 para. 4(5)(a)(ii); S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(a) (with Sch.); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(a) (with Sch.)

C4

S. 5(2)-(4) excluded (6.4.2006 for E., 16.6.2006 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), s. 270(4)(5)(b), Sch. 7 para. 18(6)(a)(ii); S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(a) (with Sch.); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(a) (with Sch.)

C5

S. 5(2)-(4) excluded (6.4.2006 for E., 16.6.2006 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 124(7)(b), 270(4), 270(5)(b) (with s. 124(9)(10)); S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(a) (with Sch.); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(a) (with Sch.)

C6

S. 5(3)(baa) excluded (8.5.2017) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions to the Mayor) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/470), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3

C7

S. 5(3)(baa) excluded (29.6.2026) by 2011 c. 13, Sch. 10A para. 43 (as inserted by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 24 (with s. 102))

C8

S. 5(3)(bb) extended by S.I. 1985/1884, art. 10, Sch. 3 para. 4(O)

C9

S. 5(3)(bb) modified (5.10.2026) by The Surrey (Structural Changes) (Pensions etc.) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/1011), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 7(g) (with Sch. para. 10)

C10

S. 5(3)(d) modified (1.12.2008) by Transfer of Housing Corporation Functions (Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2839), arts. 1(1), 3, Sch. para. 1 (with art. 6)