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Protected Tenancy
A protected tenancy is a kind of tenancy in the United Kingdom under the Rent Act 1977 The Rent Act 1977 (c. 42) was an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom. The Act introduced the protected tenancy in England and Wales. The organization setting the rent, the Valuation Office Agency, was known as the "Rent Office". See ...,Astin, D. (2011) ''Housing Law: An Adviser's Handbook'', London: Legal Action Group, Chapter 3: Different Types of Tenancies which governs the law concerning regulated tenancies. Protected tenancies give a tenant both security of tenure and the right to a fair rent. Protected tenancies are relatively rare since the passage of the Housing Act 1988 but protected tenancies that existed prior to the passage of this law continue to enjoy the greater security.Law, J. (2015) ''Oxford Dictionary of Law'', Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 491 A protected tenancy is an ordinary contractual tenancy that protects the tenant's possession while it is in op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rent Act 1977
The Rent Act 1977 (c. 42) was an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom. The Act introduced the protected tenancy in England and Wales. The organization setting the rent, the Valuation Office Agency, was known as the "Rent Office". See also *Rent regulation *English land law References External links * English property law United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1977 Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales 1977 in England 1977 in Wales Britain Britain most often refers to: * The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands * Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ... English land law Regulation in the United Kingdom {{England-law-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regulated Tenancy
A regulated tenancy is in English property law a kind of tenancy granted by a private landlord prior to 15 January 1989. There are two kinds of regulated tenancies under the Rent Act 1977 The Rent Act 1977 (c. 42) was an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom. The Act introduced the protected tenancy in England and Wales. The organization setting the rent, the Valuation Office Agency, was known as the "Rent Office". See ...: protected tenancies and statutory tenancies.Astin, D. (2011) ''Housing Law: An Adviser's Handbook'', London: Legal Action Group, Chapter 3: Different Types of Tenancies References English property law Tenancies in the United Kingdom {{UK-law-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housing Act 1988
The Housing Act 1988 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It governs the law between landlords and tenants. The Act introduced the concepts of assured tenancy and assured shorthold tenancy. It also facilitated the transfer of council housing to not-for-profit housing associations, which was then carried out partly through the system of Large Scale Voluntary Transfer. History Under the system of protected and statutory tenancies, tenants had the right to stay in a landlord's property almost indefinitely and pass the tenancy down to relatives. The difficulties landlords could face in trying to regain possession of their property created disincentives to owners' letting properties, which along with the fact that most council houses had been sold caused a housing shortage. In 1979, a Conservative government headed by Margaret Thatcher was elected. Thatcher sought to revamp the rented sector. At the time of the Housing Act 1988's enactment, the private rented sector ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statutory Tenancy
A statutory tenancy is a type of tenancy in the United Kingdom under s2(1)(a) of the Rent Act 1977.Astin, D. (2011) ''Housing Law: An Adviser's Handbook'', London: Legal Action Group, Chapter 3: Different Types of Tenancies References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Converted Tenancy
A converted tenancy is in English property law a type of tenancy that existed where a controlled tenancy was converted into a regulated tenancy A regulated tenancy is in English property law a kind of tenancy granted by a private landlord prior to 15 January 1989. There are two kinds of regulated tenancies under the Rent Act 1977 The Rent Act 1977 (c. 42) was an Act of Parliament passed ....Law, J. (2015) ''Oxford Dictionary of Law'', Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 148 From 28 November 1980 all controlled tenancies were converted into regulated tenancies. References English property law Tenancies in the United Kingdom {{UK-law-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Property Law
English property law refers to the law of acquisition, sharing and protection of valuable assets in England and Wales. While part of the United Kingdom, many elements of Scots property law are different. In England, property law encompasses four main topics: *English land law, or the law of "real property" *English trusts law * English personal property law *United Kingdom intellectual property law Property in land is the domain of the law of real property. The law of personal property is particularly important for commercial law and insolvency. Trusts affect everything in English property law. Intellectual property is also an important branch of the law of property. For unregistered land see Unregistered land in English law. Real property *Statute of Quia Emptores 1290 *'' R v Earl of Northumberland'' (1568), known as the ''Case of mines'' *Law of Property Act 1925, Land Registration Act 1925 (see also, Land Registration Act 1862) *Land Registration Act 2002 and HM Land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |