Divergence between Local Authority Tenancy and Tenancy under Housing Act of 1988

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Real Estate Industry
Table of Contents

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Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Local authority Tenancy and Tenancy under The Housing Act of 1988........................................3
The subsequent legislations.............................................................................................................4
Secure Tenant under The Rent Act of 1977....................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
Reference List..................................................................................................................................9
Introduction
The housing Act of 1988 is one of the most important acts of the parliament of United Kingdom.
This act lays emphasis upon the relationship and the rules and regulations prevalent between the
landlord and the tenants. This act holds an important position in United Kingdom because it

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introduced the ideas of assured tenancy and assured short hold tenancy. Another important
legislation passed in United Kingdom with this regard is The Rent Act of 1977. This act secures
the tenants who are in possession of a residential immovable property from the charging of
exorbitant rents and providing them with the rights to hold their possession of the property in the
same way like it was before. All these are enforced through contractual terms and obligations as
per the laws of United Kingdom. It has introduced the important concept of protected tenancy in
England and Wales (Tang, 2011).
The current assignment deals with the divergence between the local authority tenancy and the
tenancy under the Housing Act of 1988. The subsequent legislations with this regard have been
noted down in the assignment. Emphasis has been laid down upon the concept of Secure
Tenancy under the Rent Act of 1977. Upon referring to the above acts, valuable information can
be received with regard to the secured tenancy and differences in the local authority tenancy and
the tenancy under the Housing Act of 1988.
Local authority Tenancy and Tenancy under The Housing Act of 1988
Before the passing of the housing act in 1988 the maximum tenancies were secured. Once the
tenants occupied the property in their possession, it would become a hereditary thing. The
tenants and then their offsprings would continue their possession in the properties. The landlords
had a difficult task in removing the tenants from their possession. Consequently, the landlords
did not want to rent their properties to the tenants. Then the Housing act was passed in 1988.
This revived the situation of the tenants in the private sectors. The housing act of 1988 comprises
the assured tenancies and the assured short hold tenancies. The assured tenancies mean the legal
type of residential tenancies to a person. Assured tenancy provides assurance and the security to
the tenants from the legal aspects (Kumar, 2011). The assured short hold tenancy is a kind of
assured tenancies with the provisions of a secured time limit as specified in the contracts. The
major points of difference between such assured tenancy under the housing act of 1988 and the
local authority tenancy, is that the former possesses the rights and interests to purchase instead of
the right to acquire the immovable property. There are various other subtle differences between
the two tenancies under the housing act of 1988