Prospective
1(1)Section 52 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (conveyances to be by deed, unless excepted by subsection (2) of that section) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (2), after paragraph (db) insert—
“(dc)secure tenancies of dwellings 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, other than old-style secure tenancies;”;
(dd)introductory tenancies of dwellings 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;”.
(3)In subsection (3)—
(a)in the definition of “flexible tenancy”, for “107A” substitute “ 115B ”;
(b)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 and “old-style secure tenancy” has the meaning given by section 115C of that Act;”.