Section 26 — Housing Act 1985: Financial assistance towards tenants’ removal expenses.

Financial assistance towards tenants’ removal expenses. 26 1 Where a tenant of one of the houses of a local authority moves to another house (whether or not that house is also one of theirs), the authority may—

a pay any expenses of the removal, and b where the tenant is purchasing the house, pay any expenses incurred by him in connection with the purchase, other than the purchase price.

2 If the house belongs to the same authority subsection (1)(b) only applies if the house has never been let and was built expressly with a view to sale or for letting.

3 The Secretary of State may give directions to authorities in general or to any particular authority—

a as to the expenses which may be treated (whether generally or in any particular case) as incurred in connection with the purchase of a house, and b limiting the amount which they may pay in respect of such expenses.

4 An authority may make their payment of expenses subject to conditions.