Introductory tenancies

Introductory tenancies - 2001 - DTLR News Release (456) 24 October 2001, (2) .

The Appeal Court has ruled government's Introductory Tenancy (IT) regime for new tenants is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The judgment involved two cases "McLellan v Bracknell Forest DC" (2001) and Reigate and Banstead BC v Benfield and Forrest"(2001). The Department was joined as an interested party in both cases. The full transcript of the CA judgment is available via the Court Service website at http://ww.courtservice.gov.uk/judgments/judg_home.htm Guidance for local authorities on Introductory Tenancies is given in DOE Circular 2/97. The Local Authority Associations' good practice guidance on the running of an IT regime is available at http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/socialaffairs/housing index.htm#Housing


INTRODUCTORY TENANCY REGIME
INTRODUCTORY TENANCIES
CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS
HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998
HOUSING ACT 1996
PROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT-RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES