Paragraph 7 also inserts a new ground so that a court is required to award possession when the landlord seeking possession was a superior landlord and becomes the direct landlord of the assured tenancy following the ending of a lease superior to the assured tenancy. The ground can only be used where the intermediate landlord prior to the tenancy reverting to the superior landlord was a private registered provider of social housing, had an agricultural tenancy, or was a supported accommodation provider or company with at least 50% local authority ownership. Superior landlords will also be able to rely upon a section 8 notice served by the intermediate landlord under Ground 2ZA to bring a possession claim under this ground by virtue of section 8, subsection (5A) (added by section 4, subsection (3)(f)).
Schedules Schedule 1: Changes to grounds for possession New ground for possession by superior landlord (2ZC) Effect