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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

1987 CHAPTER 31

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Tenants’ Rights of First Refusal

    1. Preliminary

      1. 1. Qualifying tenants to have rights of first refusal on disposals by landlord

      2. 2. Landlords for the purposes of Part I

      3. 3. Qualifying tenants

      4. 4. Relevant disposals

      5. 4A. Application of provisions to contracts

    2. Rights of first refusal

      1. 5. Landlord required to serve offer notice on tenants

      2. 5A. Offer notice: requirements in case of contract to be completed by conveyance, &c

      3. 5B. Offer notice: requirements in case of sale by auction

      4. 5C. Offer notice: requirements in case of grant or option or right of pre-emption

      5. 5D. Offer notice: requirements in case of conveyance not preceded by contract, &c

      6. 5E. Offer notice: disposal for non-monetary consideration

      7. 6. Acceptance of landlord’s offer: general provisions

      8. 7. Failure to accept landlord’s offer or to make nomination

      9. 8. Landlord’s obligations in case of acceptance and nomination

      10. 8A. Landlord’s obligation: general provisions

      11. 8B. Landlord’s obligation: election in case of sale at auction

      12. 8C. Election in case of disposal for non-monetary consideration

      13. 8D. Disposal in pursuance of option or right of pre-emption

      14. 8E. Covenant, &c affecting landlord’s power to dispose

      15. 9A. Notice of withdrawal by nominated person

      16. 9B. Notice of withdrawal by landlord

      17. 10. Lapse of landlord’s offer

      18. 10A.Offence of failure to comply with requirements of Part I

    3. Enforcement by tenants of rights against purchaser

      1. 11. Circumstances in which tenants’ rights enforceable against purchaser

      2. 11A. Right to information as to terms of disposal, &c

      3. 12A. Right of qualifying tenants to take benefit of contract

      4. 12B. Right of qualifying tenants to compel sale, &c. by purchaser

      5. 12C. Right of qualifying tenants to compel grant of new tenancy by superior landlord

      6. 12D. Nominated persons: supplementary provisions

      7. 13. Determination of questions by leasehold valuation tribunal

      8. 14.Withdrawal of nominated person from transaction under s.12B or 12C

    4. Enforcement by tenants of rights against subsequent purchasers

      1. 16. Rights of qualifying tenants against subsequent purchaser

    5. Termination of rights against purchasers or subsequent purchasers

      1. 17. Termination of rights against purchaser or subsequent purchaser

    6. Notices served by prospective purchasers

      1. 18. Notices served by prospective purchasers to ensure that rights of first refusal do not arise

      2. 18A.The requisite majority of qualifying tenants.

    7. Supplementary

      1. 19. Enforcement of obligations under Part I

      2. 20. Construction of Part I and power of Secretary of State to prescribe modifications

  2. Part II

    Appointment of Managers by Leasehold Valuation Tribunal

    1. 21. Tenant’s right to apply to court for appointment of manager

    2. 22. Preliminary notice by tenant

    3. 23. Application to court for appointment of manager

    4. 24. Appointment of manager by the court

    5. 24A. Jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal

    6. 24B. Leasehold valuation tribunal: applications and fees

  3. Part III

    Compulsory Acquisition by Tenants of their Landlord’s Interest

    1. 25. Compulsory acquisition of landlord’s interest by qualifying tenants

    2. 26. Qualifying tenants

    3. 27. Preliminary notice by tenants

    4. 28. Applications for acquisition orders

    5. 29. Conditions for making acquisition orders

    6. 30. Content of acquisition orders

    7. 31. Determination of terms by rent assessment committees

    8. 32. Discharge of existing mortgages

    9. 33. Acquisition order where landlord cannot be found

    10. 34. Discharge of acquisition order and withdrawal by tenants

  4. Part IV

    Variation of Leases

    1. Applications relating to flats

      1. 35. Application by party to lease for variation of lease

      2. 36. Application by respondent for variation of other leases

      3. 37. Application by majority of parties for variation of leases

    2. Orders varying leases

      1. 38. Orders by the court varying leases

      2. 39. Effect of orders varying leases: applications by third parties

    3. Applications relating to dwellings other than flats

      1. 40. Application for variation of insurance provisions of lease of dwelling other than a flat

  5. Part V

    Management of Leasehold Property

    1. Service charges

      1. 41. Amendments relating to service charges

      2. 42. Service charge contributions to be held in trust

      3. 42A. Service charge contributions to be held in designated account

      4. 42B. Failure to comply with section 42A

    2. Insurance

      1. 43. Rights of tenants with respect to insurance

    3. Managing agents

      1. 44. Recognised tenants’ associations to be consulted about managing agents

      2. 45.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Part VI

    Information to be Furnished to Tenants

    1. 46. Application of Part VI, etc

    2. 47. Landlord’s name and address to be contained in demands for rent etc

    3. 48. Notification by landlord of address for service of notices

    4. 49. Extension of circumstances in which notices are sufficiently served

    5. 50. Continuation of former landlord’s liability to tenant where no notice of assignment

    6. 51.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  7. Part VII

    General

    1. 52. Jurisdiction of county courts

    2. 52A. Jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal under Part I or III

    3. 53. Regulations and orders

    4. 54. Notices

    5. 55. Application to Isles of Scilly

    6. 56. Crown land

    7. 57. Financial provision

    8. 58. Exempt landlords and resident landlords

    9. 59. Meaning of “lease”, “long lease” and related expressions

    10. 60. General interpretation

    11. 61. Consequential amendments and repeals

    12. 62. Short title, commencement and extent

  8. SCHEDULE 1

    DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGES ETC.: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

  9. SCHEDULE 2

    AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SERVICE CHARGES

  10. SCHEDULE 3

    RIGHTS OF TENANTS WITH RESPECT TO INSURANCE

  11. SCHEDULE 4

    CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

  12. SCHEDULE 5

    REPEALS

An Act to confer on tenants of flats rights with respect to the acquisition by them of their landlord’s reversion; to make provision for the appointment of a manager at the instance of such tenants and for the variation of long leases held by such tenants; to make further provision with respect to service charges payable by tenants of flats and other dwellings; to make other provision with respect to such tenants; to make further provision with respect to the permissible purposes and objects of registered housing associations as regards the management of leasehold property; and for connected purposes.

[15th May 1987]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

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