This section applies if the tenants ("the relevant tenants") under two or more tenancies of dwelling-houses in England ("the existing tenancies") make a request in writing to the landlord under each existing tenancy asking the landlord to—
The landlord must comply with the request if the following conditions are met.
The first condition is that at least one of the existing tenancies is—
The second condition is that at least one of the existing tenancies is—
The third condition is that the remaining existing tenancies (if any) fall within subsection (3) or (4).
The fourth condition is that at least one of the existing tenancies to which subsection (3) applies was granted before the day on which this section came into force.
The fifth condition is that none of the landlords under the existing tenancies has refused to comply with the request (and see further section 159).
Subsection (9) applies where a relevant tenant's existing tenancy is—
The new tenancy granted to the relevant tenant pursuant to this section must be—
according to the landlord's capacity to grant a tenancy of either kind.
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that this section does not apply in relation to an assured shorthold tenancy of a kind specified in the regulations.