Regulation 4 Exclusion of certain assured ... tenancies from the Right to AcquireF3 I1

England and Wales

The following are not tenancies within section 180(2) of the 2008 Act—

(a)

an assured shorthold tenancy for a fixed term of less than two years,

(b)

a periodic assured shorthold tenancy, or

(c)

an assured shorthold tenancy F1, or a private assured tenancy, where the rent payable under the tenancy is—

(i)

Intermediate Rent, or

(ii)

Mortgage Rescue rent

(and accordingly, the right to acquire referred to in that section does not apply in relation to F2such tenancies).

Annotations

F1: Words in reg. 4(c) inserted (1.5.2026) by The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) and Tenancies (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/325), regs. 1(1), 8(5)(b)
F2: Words in reg. 4 substituted (1.5.2026) by The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) and Tenancies (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/325), regs. 1(1), 8(5)(c)
F3: Word in reg. 4 heading omitted (1.5.2026) by virtue of The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) and Tenancies (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/325), regs. 1(1), 8(5)(a)