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Assured shorthold tenancy definition

What does Assured shorthold tenancy mean? An assured shorthold tenancy (AST) is the standard agreement used to let a dwelling to a private residential tenant in England. It is a statutory form of assured tenancy under the Housing Act 1988 (as amended). In practice, most private lettings are ASTs unless an exclusion applies (for example, a resident landlord, business or holiday letting, a company let, or certain high‑rent tenancies). Key features include: - Fixed‑term or periodic terms at market rent. - Landlord possession routes: section 21 Housing Act 1988 (no‑fault) and section 8 (fault‑based grounds in Schedule 2, such as rent arrears). - Strict preconditions for section 21, including...

Residential tenancies granted to companies: assured tenancy ineligibility, potential LTA 1954 protection, and occupier status (subtenancies, service occupancies, licences) (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

This Practice Note explores the likely classification of a residential letting made to a company and the position of any individuals permitted to occupy by that company...

Status of tenant company

Under section 1 of the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988), only natural persons may hold an assured tenancy (AT). As a result, a company cannot hold an AT (or, where relevant, an AST). See Practice Note: Assured and assured shorthold tenancies—granting...

It is improbable that a company’s occupation of a dwelling will amount to a business tenancy under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954), unless the letting satisfies section 23. A tenancy falls within the LTA 1954 where all or part of the premises are occupied by the tenant for the purposes of its business, or for those and other purposes. The term ‘business’ embraces any trade, profession or employment, and also any activity undertaken by a body of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated...

Accordingly, three core conditions must exist before LTA 1954 protection can apply:

there must be a tenancy; a mere licence does not attract statutory protection...

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