Moved by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
17: Schedule 7, page 150, line 1, leave out “place” and insert “places”
18: Schedule 7, page 150, line 1, at end insert—
“““introductory tenancy” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Housing Act 1996;””
19: Schedule 7, page 150, line 12, leave out “5” and insert “10”
20: Schedule 7, page 150, leave out line 16 and insert—
“(b) no longer than the permitted maximum length.”
21: Schedule 7, page 150, line 16, at end insert—
“(1A) The permitted maximum length is 10 years, unless subsection (1B) applies.
(1B) If the person granting the tenancy has been notified in writing that a child aged under 9 will live in the dwelling-house, the permitted maximum length is the period—
(a) beginning with the day on which the tenancy is granted, and
(b) ending with the day on which the child will reach the age of 19.”
22: Schedule 7, page 150, line 18, at end insert—
“( ) In deciding what length of tenancy to grant in a case to which this section applies a person must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State.”
23: Schedule 7, page 159, line 2, leave out “less than 2 or more than 5 years” and insert “—
(a) less than 2 years, or
(b) more than the permitted maximum length.”
24: Schedule 7, page 159, line 2, at end insert—
“(2BA) The permitted maximum length is 10 years, unless sub-paragraph (2BB) applies.
(2BB) If the landlord has been notified in writing that a child aged under 9 will live in the dwelling-house, the permitted maximum length is the period—
(a) beginning with the day on which the tenancy becomes a secure tenancy, and
(b) ending with the day on which the child will reach the age of 19.
(2BC) In deciding what length to specify in a notice under sub-paragraph (2A)(a) the landlord must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State.”
25: Schedule 7, page 159, line 8, at end insert—
“Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c. 70)
17A(1) Section 13 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 is amended as follows.
_(2) After subsection (1A) insert—
“(1AB) Section 11 also applies to a lease of a dwelling-house in England which is an introductory tenancy for a fixed term of seven years or more granted on or after the day on which paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 comes fully into force.”
_(3) In subsection (1B)—
(a) for “In subsection (1A)” substitute “In this section”, and
(b) after the definition of “assured tenancy” insert—
““introductory tenancy” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Housing Act 1996;”.”
26: Schedule 7, page 159, leave out line 41 and insert—
“(b) no longer than the permitted maximum length.”
27: Schedule 7, page 159, line 41, at end insert—
“(1A) The permitted maximum length is 10 years, unless subsection (1B) applies.
(1B) If the person entering into the tenancy has been notified in writing that a child aged under 9 will live in the dwelling-house, the permitted maximum length is the period—
(a) beginning with the day on which the tenancy is entered into, and
(b) ending with the day on which the child will reach the age of 19.”
28: Schedule 7, page 160, line 3, at end insert—
“( ) In deciding what length of tenancy to enter into in a case to which subsection (1) applies, the local housing authority or housing action trust must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State.”
29: Schedule 7, page 162, line 20, leave out “more than five years” and insert “longer than the permitted maximum length”
30: Schedule 7, page 162, line 21, at end insert—
“(3B) The permitted maximum length is 10 years, unless subsection (3C) applies.
(3C) If the landlord has been notified in writing that a child aged under 9 will live in the dwelling-house, the permitted maximum length is the period—
(a) beginning with the day on which the tenancy becomes a secure tenancy, and
(b) ending with the day on which the child will reach the age of 19.
(3D) In deciding what length to specify in a notice under paragraph (3)(b) the landlord must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State.”
31: Schedule 7, page 162, line 40, leave out “the definition of “flexible tenancy” in subsection (1),” and insert “in subsection (1)—
(a) in the definition of “flexible tenancy”,”
32: Schedule 7, page 162, line 42, at end insert—
“(b) in the definition of “relevant social housing tenancy”, after paragraph (a) (but before the “or” at the end) insert—
“(a) a secure tenancy of a dwelling-house in England granted on or after the day on which paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 comes fully into force,
“(ab) an introductory tenancy of a dwelling-house in England granted on or after the day on which paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 comes fully into force,”;
(c) at the appropriate places insert—
““introductory tenancy” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Housing Act 1996;”;
““secure tenancy” has the meaning given by section 79 of the Housing Act 1985;”.”