Housing Act 1985
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 410 — Duty of local housing authority to enforce this Part.
Duty of local housing authority to enforce this Part. 410 1 The local housing authority shall carry this Part into execution. 2 Sections 322 to 326 of the Public Health Act 1936 (default powers of…
Section 411 — Powers of entry.
Powers of entry. 411 1 An authorised officer of a local housing authority may at any reasonable time, on giving 24 hours’ notice of his intention to the occupier and producing, if so required, some…
Section 412 — Penalty for obstruction.
Penalty for obstruction. 412 1 It is a summary offence for a person intentionally to obstruct a person acting in the execution of this Part or of any byelaw or warrant made or issued under it. 2 A…
Section 413 — Restriction on right to prosecute.
Restriction on right to prosecute. 413 Proceedings in respect of an offence created by or under this Part shall not, without the written consent of the Attorney General, be taken by any person other…
Section 414 — Evidence in legal proceedings.
Evidence in legal proceedings. 414 1 If in proceedings under this Part it is alleged that the inmates of a house or part of a house are members of the same family, the burden of proving that…
Section 415 — Power to apply provisions to Crown property
Power to apply provisions to Crown property 415 Section 341 of the Public Health Act 1936 (power to apply provisions to Crown property) applies to the provisions of this Part as it applies to…
Section 416 — Index of defined expressions: Part XII.
Index of defined expressions: Part XII. 416 The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Part (other than provisions defining or explaining an…
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Section 421 — Housing subsidy.
Housing subsidy. 421 1 Housing subsidy is payable for each year to development corporations . . . . 2 Housing subsidy shall be credited to the corporation's housing account 3 Housing subsidy shall be…
Section 422 — Calculation of housing subsidy for local housing authorities.
Calculation of housing subsidy for local housing authorities. 422 1 The amount of the housing subsidy payable to a development corporation for a year (the year of account) shall be calculated from…
Section 423 — The base amount.
The base amount. 423 1 A development corporation’s base amount for a year of account is, subject to any adjustment under subsection (2), the amount calculated for the preceding year under section…
Section 424 — The housing costs differential.
The housing costs differential. 424 1 A development corporation’s housing costs differential for a year of account is the amount by which their reckonable expenditure for that year exceeds their…
Section 425 — The local contribution differential.
The local contribution differential. 425 1 A development corporation’s local contribution differential for a year of account is the amount by which their reckonable income for that year exceeds their…
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Section 427 — Recoupment of subsidy in certain cases.
Recoupment of subsidy in certain cases. 427 1 Where housing subsidy has been paid to a development corporation and it appears to the Secretary of State that— . . . a the purpose for which it was paid…
Section 427A — Entitlement to subsidy in case of land subject to management agreement.
Entitlement to subsidy in case of land subject to management agreement. 427A 1 The fact that a development corporation . . . has entered into a management agreement, and any letting of land in…
Section 428 — Continuance of certain powers to borrow for housing purposes.
Continuance of certain powers to borrow for housing purposes. 428 1 A local authority may borrow for any of the purposes for which borrowing was, before the commencement of this Act, authorised by—…
Section 429 — The improvement for sale scheme.
The improvement for sale scheme. 429 1 The Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, make schemes for making contributions to the net cost (as determined under the schemes) to local…
Section 429A — Housing management: financial assistance etc.
Housing management: financial assistance etc. 429A 1 The Secretary of State may, . . ., give financial assistance— a to persons managing public sector or former public sector housing, and b to…
Section 431 — Control of expenditure by housing authorities on works of conversion or improvement.
Control of expenditure by housing authorities on works of conversion or improvement. 431 1 A local authority or development corporation may not incur expenses in— a providing dwellings by the…
Section 432 — Superseded contributions, subsidies, grants, and other financial matters.
Superseded contributions, subsidies, grants, and other financial matters. 432 The provisions of Schedule 15 have effect with respect to superseded contributions, subsidies, grants and other financial…
Section 433 — Minor definitions.
Minor definitions. 433 In this Part— “ year ” means a period of twelve months beginning on a 1st April.
Section 434 — Index of defined expressions: Part XIII.
Index of defined expressions: Part XIII. 434 The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Part (other than provisions defining or explaining an…
Section 435 — Power of local authorities to advance money.
Power of local authorities to advance money. 435 1 A local authority may advance money to a person for the purpose of— a acquiring a house, b constructing a house, c converting another building into…
Section 436 — Terms of advance.
Terms of advance. 436 1 The provisions of this section have effect with respect to the terms of advances under section 435. 2 The advance, together with the interest on it, shall be secured by a…
Section 437 — Power of local authority on disposal to leave amount outstanding on mortgage.
Power of local authority on disposal to leave amount outstanding on mortgage. 437 On the disposal of a house under section 32 (disposal by local authority of land held for purposes of Part II(— a by…
Section 438 — Local authority mortgage interest rates.
Local authority mortgage interest rates. 438 1 Where after 3rd October 1980 a local authority— a advance money for any of the purposes mentioned in section 435, or b on the disposal of a house allow,…
Section 439 — Requirements as to fitness of premises, &c.
Requirements as to fitness of premises, &c. 439 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 An advance shall…
Section 440 — Deposits in respect of maintenance or repair of mortgaged premises.
Deposits in respect of maintenance or repair of mortgaged premises. 440 A local authority by whom has been advanced on the mortgage of a house in pursuance of any enactment may accept the deposit by…
Section 441 — Waiver or reduction of payments in case of property requiring repair or improvement.
Waiver or reduction of payments in case of property requiring repair or improvement. 441 1 Where a local authority— a advance money for the acquisition of a house which is in need of repair or…
Section 442 — Agreement by local authority to indemnify mortgagee.
Agreement by local authority to indemnify mortgagee. 442 1 A local authority may enter into an agreement with a person or body making an advance on the security of a house (or a building to be…
Section 443 — Local authority contributions to mortgage costs.
Local authority contributions to mortgage costs. 443 1 A local authority may contribute towards costs incurred by a person in connection with a legal charge which secures, or a proposed legal charge…
Section 444 — Relevant advances for the purposes of section 443.
Relevant advances for the purposes of section 443. 444 The expression “ relevant advance ” in section 443 (contributions to mortgage costs) means an advance made to a person whose interest in the…
Section 445 — Advances to recognised lending institutions to assist first-time buyers.
Advances to recognised lending institutions to assist first-time buyers. 445 1 The Secretary of State may make advances to recognised lending institutions enabling them to provide assistance to…
Section 446 — Forms of assistance and qualifying conditions.
Forms of assistance and qualifying conditions. 446 1 Assistance under section 445 (assistence for first-time buyers) may be given in the following ways— a the secured loan may be financed by the…
Section 447 — Recognised lending institutions.
Recognised lending institutions. 447 1 The lending institutions recognised for the purposes of section 445 (assistance for first-time buyers) are— an authorised deposit taker an authorised insurer .…
Section 448 — Recognised savings institutions.
Recognised savings institutions. 448 1 The savings institutions recognised for the purposes of section 446 (qualifying conditions as to savings) are— an authorised deposit taker . . . local…
Section 449 — Terms of advances and administration.
Terms of advances and administration. 449 1 Advances to lending institutions under section 445 (assistance for first-time buyers) shall be on such terms as to repayment and otherwise as may be…
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Section 450A — Right to a loan in certain cases after exercise of right to buy.
Right to a loan in certain cases after exercise of right to buy. 450A 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that where— a a lease of a flat has been granted in pursuance of Part V (the…
Section 450B — Power to make loans in other cases.
Power to make loans in other cases. 450B 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that where— a a housing authority (other than the Homes and Communities Agency or the Greater London…
Section 450C — Supplementary provisions as to regulations under s. 450A or 450B.
Supplementary provisions as to regulations under s. 450A or 450B. 450C 1 This section applies to regulations under section 450A or 450B (regulations conferring right to loan, or power to make loan,…
Section 450D — Purchase of equitable interests
Purchase of equitable interests 450D 1 The appropriate national authority may by regulations provide that where— a a housing authority is the landlord of a flat under a long lease granted or assigned…
Section 451 — Local loans made by the Treasury .
Local loans made by the Treasury . 451 1 The Treasury may lend money for the purpose of constructing or improving houses, or facilitating or encouraging the construction or improvement of houses, to…
Section 452 — Vesting of house in authority entitled to exercise power of sale.
Vesting of house in authority entitled to exercise power of sale. 452 1 Where there has been a disposal of a house by a housing authority and— a the authority is a mortgagee of the house, b the…
Section 453 — Further advances in case of disposal on shared ownership lease.
Further advances in case of disposal on shared ownership lease. 453 1 Where— a a lease of a house, granted otherwise than in pursuance of the provisions of part V (the right to buy) relating to…
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Section 456 — Advances under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts.
Advances under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts. 456 The provisions of Schedule 18 have effect with respect to advances made under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts 1899 to 1923 before the…
Section 457 — Meaning of “house” and “house property”.
Meaning of “house” and “house property”. 457 In this Part “ house ” includes— a any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to the house or usually enjoyed with it, and b any part of a…