The Assured Tenancies (Amendment)(England) Order 2010
Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
Citation | SI 2010/908 |
2010 No. 908
Housing, England
The Assured Tenancies (Amendment)(England) Order 2010
Made 22th March 2010
Laid before Parliament 25th March 2010
Coming into force 1st October 2010
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(2A) of the Housing Act 19881, makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and extent
1. This Order may be cited as the Assured Tenancies (Amendment) (England) Order 2010 and shall come into force on 1st October 2010.
This Order extends to England only.
2. This Order extends to England only.
Increase in rental threshold
3.—(1) Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1988 (tenancies which cannot be assured tenancies) is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(b) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 12(tenancies of dwelling-houses with high rateable values) for “£25,000” substitute “£100,000”.
John Healey
Minister of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
22nd March 2010
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which applies in relation to England only, amends the amount of annual rent above which a tenancy cannot be an assured tenancy under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1988. The amount is increased from £25,000 to £100,000 with effect from the date the Order comes into force.
An impact assessment has been prepared in respect of this Order. It has been deposited in the Library of each House of Parliament and is available from the Department for Communities and Local Government, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DR or email Julia.gristwood@communities.gsi.gov.uk.
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