Section 11 — Housing Act 1988: Payment of removal expenses by social landlords in certain cases.

Payment of removal expenses by social landlords in certain cases.

11 A1 This section applies to a dwelling-house let on an assured tenancy if—

a the landlord is a relevant social landlord, and b the dwelling-house is social housing.

1 Where a court makes an order for possession of a dwelling-house let on an assured tenancy on Ground 6 or Ground 9 the dwelling-house on Ground 6, 6A or 9 in Schedule 2 to this Act (but not on any other ground), the landlord shall pay to the tenant a sum equal to the reasonable expenses likely to be incurred by the tenant in removing from the dwelling-house. 1A If the court makes the order for possession on Ground 6 in circumstances where—

a the additional RSL condition is met, and b that condition is met in case B (alternative accommodation provided temporarily until other alternative accommodation becomes available), the landlord must also pay to the tenant a sum equal to the reasonable expenses likely to be incurred by the tenant in removing from the alternative accommodation provided temporarily.

2 Any question as to the amount of the sum referred to in subsection (1) or (1A) above shall be determined by agreement between the landlord and the tenant or, in default of agreement, by the court.

3 Any sum payable to a tenant by virtue of this section shall be recoverable as a civil debt due from the landlord.

4 In this section— “ relevant social landlord ” means—

a private registered provider of social housing, a body registered as a social landlord in the register maintained under section 1 of the Housing Act 1996 , a body registered as a social landlord in the register kept under section 20 (1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 , or a housing trust, within the meaning of the Housing Associations Act 1985 , which is a charity; “ social housing ” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 .