Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 26 — Qualifying tenants.
Qualifying tenants. 26 1 Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a person is a qualifying tenant of a flat for the purposes of this Part if he is the tenant of the flat under a long lease other than one…
Section 27 — Preliminary notice by tenants.
Preliminary notice by tenants. 27 1 Before an application for an acquisition order is made in respect of any premises to which this Part applies, a notice under this section must (subject to…
Section 28 — Applications for acquisition orders.
Applications for acquisition orders. 28 1 An application for an acquisition order in respect of any premises to which this Part applies must be made by qualifying tenants of the flats contained in…
Section 29 — Conditions for making acquisition orders.
Conditions for making acquisition orders. 29 1 The court may, on an application for an acquisition order, make such an order in respect of any premises if— a the court is satisfied— i that those…
Section 30 — Content of acquisition orders.
Content of acquisition orders. 30 1 Where an acquisition order is made by the court, the order shall (except in a case falling within section 33(1)) provide for the nominated person to be entitled to…
Section 30A — Rights of tenants with respect to insurance.
Rights of tenants with respect to insurance. 30A The Schedule to this Act (which confers on tenants certain rights with respect to the insurance of their dwellings) shall have effect.
Section 30B — Recognised tenants’ associations to be consulted about managing agents.
Recognised tenants’ associations to be consulted about managing agents. 30B 1 A recognised tenants’ association may at any time serve a notice on the landlord requesting him to consult the…
Section 31 — Determination of terms by ... tribunal .
Determination of terms by ... tribunal . 31 1 The appropriate tribunal shall have jurisdiction to determine the terms on which the landlord’s interest in the premises specified in an acquisition…
Section 32 — Discharge of existing mortgages.
Discharge of existing mortgages. 32 1 Where the landlord’s interest in any premises is acquired in pursuance of an acquisition order, the instrument by virtue of which it is so acquired shall…
Section 33 — Acquisition order where landlord cannot be found.
Acquisition order where landlord cannot be found. 33 1 Where an acquisition order is made by the court in a case where the landlord cannot be found, or his identity cannot be ascertained, the order…
Section 34 — Discharge of acquisition order and withdrawal by tenants.
Discharge of acquisition order and withdrawal by tenants. 34 1 If, on an application by a landlord in respect of whose interest an acquisition order has been made, the court is satisfied— a that the…
Section 35 — Application by party to lease for variation of lease.
Application by party to lease for variation of lease. 35 1 Any party to a long lease of a flat may make an application to the appropriate tribunal for an order varying the lease in such manner as is…
Section 36 — Application by respondent for variation of other leases.
Application by respondent for variation of other leases. 36 1 Where an application (“the original application”) is made under section 35 by any party to a lease, any other party to the lease may make…
Section 37 — Application by majority of parties for variation of leases.
Application by majority of parties for variation of leases. 37 1 Subject to the following provisions of this section, an application may be made to the appropriate tribunal in respect of two or more…
Section 38 — Orders ... varying leases.
Orders ... varying leases. 38 1 If, on an application under section 35, the grounds on which the application was made are established to the satisfaction of the tribunal , the tribunal may (subject…
Section 39 — Effect of orders varying leases: applications by third parties.
Effect of orders varying leases: applications by third parties. 39 1 Any variation effected by an order under section 38 shall be binding not only on the parties to the lease for the time being but…
Section 40 — Application for variation of insurance provisions of lease of dwelling other than a flat.
Application for variation of insurance provisions of lease of dwelling other than a flat. 40 1 Any party to a long lease of a dwelling may make an application to the appropriate tribunal for an order…
Section 41 — Amendments relating to service charges.
Amendments relating to service charges. 41 1 Sections 18 to 30 of the 1985 Act (regulation of service charges payable by tenants) shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in Schedule 2…
Section 42 — Service charge contributions to be held in trust.
Service charge contributions to be held in trust. 42 1 This section applies where the tenants of two or more dwellings may be required under the terms of their leases to contribute to the same costs…
Section 42A — Service charge contributions to be held in designated account
Service charge contributions to be held in designated account 42A 1 The payee must hold any sums standing to the credit of any trust fund in a designated account at a relevant financial institution.…
Section 42B — Failure to comply with section 42A
Failure to comply with section 42A 42B 1 If a person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a duty imposed on him by or by virtue of section 42A he commits an offence. 2 A person guilty of…
Section 43 — Rights of tenants with respect to insurance.
Rights of tenants with respect to insurance. 43 – 1 The following section shall be inserted after section 30 of the 1985 Act— Insurance Rights of tenants with respect to insurance. 30A The Schedule…
Section 44 — Recognised tenants’ associations to be consulted about managing agents.
Recognised tenants’ associations to be consulted about managing agents. 44 The following section shall be inserted in the 1985 Act after the section 30A inserted by section 43— Managing agents…
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Section 46 — Application of Part VI, etc.
Application of Part VI, etc. 46 1 This Part applies to premises which consist of or include a dwelling and are not held under a tenancy to which Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 applies.…
Section 47 — Landlord’s name and address to be contained in demands for rent etc.
Landlord’s name and address to be contained in demands for rent etc. 47 1 Where any written demand is given to a tenant of premises to which this Part applies, the demand must contain the following…
Section 47A — Building safety information to be contained in demands for rent etc: England
Building safety information to be contained in demands for rent etc: England 47A 1 Where premises to which this Part applies are premises in England which consist of or include a dwelling in a…
Section 48 — Notification by landlord of address for service of notices.
Notification by landlord of address for service of notices. 48 1 A landlord of premises to which this Part applies shall by notice furnish the tenant with an address in England and Wales at which…
Section 49 — Extension of circumstances in which notices are sufficiently served.
Extension of circumstances in which notices are sufficiently served. 49 In section 196 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (regulations respecting notices), any reference in subsection (3) or (4) to the…
Section 49A — Notification by landlord of building safety information: England
Notification by landlord of building safety information: England 49A 1 Where premises to which this Part applies are premises in England which consist of or include a dwelling in a higher-risk…
Section 50 — Continuation of former landlord’s liability to tenant where no notice of assignment.
Continuation of former landlord’s liability to tenant where no notice of assignment. 50 In section 3 of the 1985 Act (duty to inform tenant of assignment of landlord’s interest) the following…
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Section 52 — Jurisdiction of county courts.
Jurisdiction of county courts. 52 1 The county court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any question arising under any provision to which this section applies (other than a question…
Section 52A — Jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal under Part I or III.
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Section 53 — Regulations and orders.
Regulations and orders. 53 1 Any power of the Secretary of State to make an order or regulations under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument and may be exercised so as to make…
Section 54 — Notices.
Notices. 54 1 Any notice required or authorised to be served under this Act— a shall be in writing; and b may be sent by post. 2 Any notice purporting to be a notice served under any provision of…
Section 55 — Application to Isles of Scilly.
Application to Isles of Scilly. 55 This Act shall apply to the Isles of Scilly subject to such exceptions, adaptations and modifications as the Secretary of State may by order direct.
Section 56 — Crown land.
Crown land. 56 1 Parts 1 and 3 and sections 42 to 42B (and so much of this Part as relates to those provisions) shall apply to a tenancy from the Crown if there has ceased to be a Crown interest in…
Section 57 — Financial provision.
Financial provision. 57 There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act.
Section 58 — Exempt landlords and resident landlords.
Exempt landlords and resident landlords. 58 1 In this Act “ exempt landlord ” means a landlord who is one of the following bodies, namely— a a district, county , county borough or London borough…
Section 59 — Meaning of “lease”, “long lease” and related expressions.
Meaning of “lease”, “long lease” and related expressions. 59 l ln this Act “lease” and “tenancy” have the same meaning; and both expressions include— a a sub-lease or sub-tenancy, and b an agreement…
Section 60 — General interpretation.
General interpretation. 60 1 In this Act— “ the 1985 Act ” means the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985; ... “ charitable purposes ”, in relation to a charity, means charitable purposes whether of that…
Section 61 — Consequential amendments and repeals.
Consequential amendments and repeals. 61 1 The enactments mentioned in Schedule 4 shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified (being amendments consequential on the preceding…
Section 62 — Short title, commencement and extent.
Short title, commencement and extent. 62 1 This Act may be cited as the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987. 2 This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint. 3 An…