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Licence definition

What does Licence mean? A licence is permission, granted by contract or law, to do something that would otherwise be unlawful, without creating a proprietary interest. In practice, lawyers most often see: licences over land (a personal, usually non‑assignable permission—often a contractual licence—to occupy or use property, distinguished in case law from a lease and generally revocable subject to contract and proprietary estoppel); intellectual property licences (permission to use copyright, trade marks or patents on agreed terms); and regulatory licences. Regulatory use varies across the UK and Ireland. In England and Wales, the Legal Services Act 2007 requires an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) to hold...

When tenancies or licences are not secure: statutory exclusions and special regimes (England and Wales)

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Excluded tenancies

A tenancy or licence will not be secure if it falls into any of these exceptions:

long tenancies
introductory tenancies, including those that have ceased to be introductory
demoted tenancies
property occupied in connection with employment
land acquired for development
accommodation for people who are homeless
family intervention tenancies
accommodation for asylum seekers
temporary accommodation for individuals taking up employment
private sector leasing
temporary accommodation during works
agricultural holdings
licensed premises
student lettings
business tenancies to which the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) applies
almshouses

Long tenancies

A long tenancy is one granted:

for a term exceeding 21 years, whether or not it is (or may become) terminable before that term ends
for a term fixed by law under a grant carrying a covenant or obligation for perpetual renewal, excluding a tenancy created by sub-demise from one that is not a long tenancy
under the right to buy or the right to acquire

Certain tenancies that can be brought to an end by notice after death are not included...

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Jill Morgan

Jill Morgan is a Chartered Legal Executive and the founder of Clear and Credible Ltd, a content writing and copywriting business, specialising in law, local government and social welfare. Jill has specialised in housing law for a number of years, particularly homelessness and possession proceedings. She has a keen interest in social welfare law and associated issues and has contributed to a number of published texts. Jill’s practice extends across all aspects of local government law, including governance, planning, licensing, environmental health, property, housing and commercial contract. In her role as Deputy Monitoring Officer, she was heavily involved in governance arrangements and standards matters. Jill managed the local authority’s licensing team for a number of years and has a wealth of experience in advising at committees, sub-committees and contested hearings. In addition to contributing to the legal practice notes below, Jill has prepared numerous court digests and...

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