Section 94 — Housing and Planning Act 2016: Recovery of social housing assistance: successors in title

Recovery of social housing assistance: successors in title 94 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 ” .