The regulator's consent is not required under section 148 for the following exceptions.
Exception 1 is a letting under—
Exception 2 is a letting under what would be an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy but for any of paragraphs 4 to 8, 12(1)(h) and 12ZA to 12B of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) (tenancies which cannot be assured tenancies).
Exception 3 is a letting under a secure tenancy.
Exception 4 is a letting under what would be a secure tenancy but for any of paragraphs 2 to 12 of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (tenancies which are not secure tenancies).
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Exception 5 is a disposal under Part V of the Housing Act 1985 (right to buy).
Exception 6 is a disposal under the right conferred by—
Exception 7 is a letting under an occupation contract (within the meaning of section 7 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1)) in respect of a dwelling in Wales.