Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22)

PART 4 U.K. Social housing in England

CHAPTER 4 E+W Reducing regulation of social housing etc

94 Recovery of social housing assistance: successors in title E+W

(1) Section 33 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (recovery of social housing assistance: interest and successors in title) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (6)(b), after “another person” insert “ (“the successor”) ”.

(3) After subsection (6) insert—

“(6A) But subsection (7) does not apply if—

(a) the successor is a person other than a registered provider of social housing, and

(b) at any time since the social housing assistance was given—

(i) a person has enforced a security over the social housing, or

(ii) the social housing has been disposed of by a body while it is being wound up or is in administration (which, for this purpose, includes housing administration under Chapter 5 of Part 4 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016).””

(4) In subsection (7) for “that other person” substitute “ the successor ”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 94 in force at 3.2.2017 by S.I. 2017/75, reg. 3(b)