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- s. 25ZB 25ZC inserted (temp.) by S.S.I. 2024/89 reg. 3(1)(3)
- s. 66(1)(aa) and word inserted by 2001 asp 10 s. 50(2)(c)
- s. 66(2A) inserted by 2001 asp 10 s. 50(3)
- s. 66(5A) inserted by 2001 asp 10 s. 50(4)
- sch. 17 para. 19-26 repealed by 2014 asp 14 sch. 2 para. 5(4)
Ground 1S
Not later than the beginning of the tenancy the landlord (or, where there are joint landlords, any of them) gave notice in writing to the tenant that possession might be recovered on this Ground or the [F1First-tier Tribunal] is of the opinion that it is reasonable to dispense with the requirement of notice and (in either case)—
(a)at any time before the beginning of the tenancy, the landlord who is seeking possession or, in the case of joint landlords seeking possession, at least one of them occupied the house as his only or principal home; or
(b)the landlord who is seeking possession or, in the case of joint landlords seeking possession, at least one of them requires the house as his or his spouse’s [F2or civil partner’s] only or principal home, and neither the landlord (or, in the case of joint landlords, any one of them) nor any other person who, as landlord, derived title from the landlord who gave the notice mentioned above acquired the landlord’s interest in the tenancy for value.
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F1Words in Sch. 5 substituted (1.12.2017) by virtue of Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), s. 104(3), sch. 1 para. 48(a); S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
F2Words in Sch. 5 Pt. 1 inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(10)(c), Sch. 28 para. 57; S.S.I. 2005/604, arts. 2(c), 4
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