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Section 16: Meaning of "lease" and related expressions.

Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 · 1985 c. 70View on legislation.gov.uk

In sections 11 to 15 (repairing obligations in short leases)—

"lease" does not include a mortgage term;
"lease of a dwelling-house" means a lease by which a building or part of a building is let wholly or mainly as a private residence and "dwelling-house" means that building or part of a building;
"lessee" and "lessor" mean, respectively, the person for the time being entitled to the term of a lease and to the reversion expectant on it.

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