Regulation 3 Exclusion of certain assured ... tenancies from transfer of tenancy provisionsF3 I1

England and Wales

Section 158 of the 2011 Act does not apply in relation to—

(a)

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

(b)

a periodic assured shorthold tenancy,

(c)

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

(i)

Affordable Rent;

(ii)

Intermediate Rent;

(iii)

Mortgage Rescue rent; or

(iv)

shared ownership rent

(and accordingly, the transfer of tenancy provisions in that section do not apply in relation to F2such tenancies).

Annotations

F1: Words in reg. 3(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(4)(b)
F2: Words in reg. 3 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(4)(c)
F3: Word in reg. 3 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(4)(a)