HC Deb 13 July 1933 vol 280 c1401

Lords Amendment: In page 3, line 6, leave out "tenancy," and. insert "lease (as defined in this Act)," agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 3, line 6, at the end, insert and if, before the expiration of the notice, either—

  1. (a) the tenant has, under section five of that Act, served on the landlord a notice requiring a new lease of the premises, or
  2. (b) the landlord has, under section two or section four of that Act, served on the tenant notice that he is willing and able to grant to the tenant or obtain the grant to him of a renewal of the tenancy so much of the last foregoing subsection as provides that in the circumstances therein mentioned the tenant of a dwelling-house will, if he retains possession thereof after the expiration of a notice requiring him to give up possession, be deemed to do so upon terms offered by the landlord, shall not apply."

12.9 a.m.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL (Sir Boyd Merriman)

I beg to move, "That a is House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment." At an earlier stage we decided to apply to houses to which the Act was no longer to apply the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1927. These were the titles of tenants to compensation for improvements and for goodwill. The landlord could counter a claim by offering alternative tenancy. If the offer was not accepted, it was deemed to be refused under that Act. Those provisions might raise, in certain cases, conflict with the provisions which we inserted in Clause 1, and it is to remove that conflict that this Amendment has been inserted.

Question put, and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendments to page 8, line 1, agreed to.