Housing Act 1985
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 458 — Minor definitions.
Minor definitions. 458 1 In this Part— “ the corresponding Northern Ireland provisions ” means— a in relation to section 442 (local authority agreements to indemnify mortgagees), Article 156 of the…
Section 459 — Index of defined expressions: Part XIV.
Index of defined expressions: Part XIV. 459 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 523 — Assistance for provision of separate service pipe for water supply.
Assistance for provision of separate service pipe for water supply. 523 1 The local housing authority may, if they think fit, give assistance in respect of the provision of a separate service pipe…
Section 524 — Contributions under superseded enactments.
Contributions under superseded enactments. 524 Schedule 19 has effect with respect to contributions payable under superseded enactments.
Section 525 — Minor definitions.
Minor definitions. 525 In this Part— “ agricultural population ” means— a persons whose employment or latest employment is or was employment in agriculture or in an industry mainly dependent on…
Section 526 — Index of defined expressions: Part XV
Index of defined expressions: Part XV 526 The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this part (other than provisions defining or explaining an…
Section 527 — Eligibility for assistance.
Eligibility for assistance. 527 A person is eligible for assistance under this Part in respect of a dwelling if— a he is an individual who is not a trustee, a trustee for beneficiaries who are all…
Section 528 — Designation of defective dwellings by Secretary of State.
Designation of defective dwellings by Secretary of State. 528 1 The Secretary of State may designate as a class buildings each of which consists of or includes one or more dwellings if it appears to…
Section 529 — Variation or revocation of designation.
Variation or revocation of designation. 529 1 The Secretary of State may— a vary a designation under section 528, but not so as to vary the cut-off date, or b revoke such a designation. 2 The…
Section 530 — Meaning of “relevant interest”.
Meaning of “relevant interest”. 530 1 In this Part “ relevant interest ”, in relation to a dwelling, means the freehold or a long tenancy, not being in either case subject to a long tenancy. 2 A…
Section 531 — Conditions of eligibility: disposal by public sector authority, &c.
Conditions of eligibility: disposal by public sector authority, &c. 531 1 The conditions referred to in section 527(d) (eligibility for assistance) are that there has been a disposal by a public…
Section 532 — Construction of references to disposal, &c.
Construction of references to disposal, &c. 532 1 References in this Part to a disposal include a part disposal; but for the purposes of this Part a disposal of an interest in a dwelling is a…
Section 533 — Exceptions to eligibility.
Exceptions to eligibility. 533 1 A person who holds a relevant interest in a defective dwelling is not eligible for assistance in respect of the dwelling at any time when that interest is subject to…
Section 534 — Application for assistance.
Application for assistance. 534 A person seeking assistance under this Part in respect of a defective dwelling shall make a written application to the local housing authority within a period…
Section 535 — Application not to be entertained where grant application pending or approved.
Application not to be entertained where grant application pending or approved. 535 1 The local housing authority shall not entertain an application for assistance under this Part if— a an application…
Section 536 — Determination of eligibility.
Determination of eligibility. 536 1 A local housing authority receiving an application for assistance under this Part shall as soon as reasonably practicable give notice in writing to the applicant…
Section 537 — Determination of form of assistance to which applicant is entitled.
Determination of form of assistance to which applicant is entitled. 537 1 A local housing authority receiving an application for assistance under this Part shall, if the applicant is eligible for…
Section 538 — Conditions for assistance by way of reinstatement grant.
Conditions for assistance by way of reinstatement grant. 538 1 The conditions for assistance by way of reinstatement grant are, subject to any order under subsection (2)— a that the dwelling is a…
Section 539 — Meaning of “work required for reinstatment” and “associated arrangement”.
Meaning of “work required for reinstatment” and “associated arrangement”. 539 1 For the purposes of this Part the work required to reinstate a defective dwelling is the work relating to the dwelling…
Section 540 — Notice of determination.
Notice of determination. 540 1 Where an applicant is eligible for assistance, the authority to whom the application was made shall as soon as reasonably practicable give him notice in writing (a…
Section 541 — Reinstatement grant.
Reinstatement grant. 541 1 Where a person is entitled to assistance by way of reinstatement grant, the local housing authority shall pay reinstatement grant to him in respect of— a the qualifying…
Section 542 — Conditions of payment of reinstatement grant.
Conditions of payment of reinstatement grant. 542 1 It is a condition of payment of reinstatement grant that the qualifying work is carried out— a to the satisfaction of the local housing authority,…
Section 543 — Amount of reinstatement grant.
Amount of reinstatement grant. 543 1 The amount of reinstatement grant payable is the appropriate percentage of whichever is the least of— a the amount stated in the notice of determination, or in a…
Section 544 — Changes in work or expenditure.
Changes in work or expenditure. 544 Where the local housing authority are satisfied that— a the work required to reinstate the defective dwelling is more extensive than that stated in the notice of…
Section 545 — Payment of reinstatement grant.
Payment of reinstatement grant. 545 1 The local housing authority may pay reinstatement grant in respect of the qualifying work in a single sum on completion of the work or by instalments. 2 No…
Section 546 — Repayment of grant for breach of condition.
Repayment of grant for breach of condition. 546 1 Where an amount of reinstatement grant has been paid in one or more instalments and the qualifying work is not completed within the period for…
Section 547 — Repurchase.
Repurchase. 547 The provisions of Schedule 20 have effect with respect to assistance by way of repurchase, as follows— Part I—The agreement to repurchase. Part II—Price payable and valuation. Part…
Section 548 — Repurchase by authority other than local housing authority.
Repurchase by authority other than local housing authority. 548 1 Where the local housing authority give a notice of determination to a person stating that he is entitled to assistance by way of…
Section 549 — Interest subject to right of pre-emption &c.
Interest subject to right of pre-emption &c. 549 1 This section applies where a person (“ the owner ”) is entitled to assistance by way of repurchase in respect of a defective dwelling and there is a…
Section 550 — Compulsory purchase compensation to be made up to 95 per cent of defect-free value.
Compulsory purchase compensation to be made up to 95 per cent of defect-free value. 550 1 Where a person (“the owner”) has disposed of an interest in a defective dwelling, otherwise than in pursuance…
Section 551 — Supplementary provisions as to payments under s. 549 or 550.
Supplementary provisions as to payments under s. 549 or 550. 551 1 The local housing authority are not required to make a payment to a person under— a section 549 (making-up of consideration on…
Section 552 — Reimbursement of expenses incidental to repurchase.
Reimbursement of expenses incidental to repurchase. 552 1 A person whose interest in a defective dwelling is acquired by the purchasing authority in pursuance of Schedule 20 (repurchase) is entitled…
Section 553 — Effect of repurchase on certain existing tenancies (England)
Effect of repurchase on certain existing tenancies (England) 553 1 Where an authority mentioned in section 80 (authorities satisfying the landlord condition for secure tenancy) acquire an interest in…
Section 553A — Effect of repurchase on certain existing tenancies (Wales)
Effect of repurchase on certain existing tenancies (Wales) 553A 1 Where an authority mentioned in section 80 (authorities satisfying the landlord condition for secure tenancy) acquire an interest in…
Section 554 — Grant of tenancy to former owner-occupier.
Grant of tenancy to former owner-occupier. 554 1 Where an authority acquire an interest in a defective dwelling in pursuance of Schedule 20 (repurchase), or in the circumstances described in section…
Section 555 — Grant of tenancy to former statutory tenant.
Grant of tenancy to former statutory tenant. 555 1 Where an authority mentioned in section 80(1) (public sector authorities capable of granting secure tenancies) acquire an interest in a defective…
Section 556 — Alternative accommodation under s. 554 or 555,
Alternative accommodation under s. 554 or 555, 556 1 The dwelling-house to be let under the tenancy granted to a person— a under section 554 or 555 (grant of tenancy to former owner-occupier or…
Section 557 — Request for tenancy under s. 554 or 555.
Request for tenancy under s. 554 or 555. 557 1 An authority are not required to grant, or arrange for the grant of, a tenancy to a person under section 554 or 555 unless he requests them to do so in…
Section 558 — Interpretation of ss. 553 to 557.
Interpretation of ss. 553 to 557. 558 1 In sections 553 to 557 (effect of repurchase on occupier)— a “ dwelling-house ” has the same meaning as in Part IV (secure tenancies); b “ occupier ”, in…
Section 559 — Designation of defective dwellings under local schemes.
Designation of defective dwellings under local schemes. 559 1 A local housing authority may by resolution designate as a class buildings in their district each of which consists of or includes one or…
Section 560 — Variation or revocation of designation under local scheme.
Variation or revocation of designation under local scheme. 560 1 The local housing authority may by resolution— a vary a designation under section 559, but not so as to vary the cut-off date, or b…
Section 561 — Secretary of State’s control over designation, variation or revocation.
Secretary of State’s control over designation, variation or revocation. 561 1 Where a local housing authority have passed a resolution under— a section 559 (designation under local scheme) or, b…
Section 562 — Duty of local housing authority to publicise availability of assistance.
Duty of local housing authority to publicise availability of assistance. 562 1 A local housing authority shall, within the period of three months beginning with the coming into operation of— a a…
Section 563 — Duties of public sector authority disposing of defective dwelling.
Duties of public sector authority disposing of defective dwelling. 563 1 A public sector authority shall, where a person is to acquire a relevant interest in a defective dwelling on a disposal by the…
Section 564 — Reinstatement of defective dwelling by local housing authority.
Reinstatement of defective dwelling by local housing authority. 564 1 Where a relevant interest in a defective dwelling has been disposed of by a public sector authority, the local housing authority…
Section 565 — Death of person eligible for assistance, &c.
Death of person eligible for assistance, &c. 565 1 Where a person who is eligible for assistance in respect of a defective dwelling— a dies, or b disposes of his interest in the dwelling (otherwise…
Section 566 — Dwellings included in more than one designation.
Dwellings included in more than one designation. 566 The provisions of Schedule 21 have effect with respect to dwellings included in more than one designation.
Section 567 — Modifications of this Part in relation to shared ownership leases.
Modifications of this Part in relation to shared ownership leases. 567 1 If it appears to a local housing authority that the interest of a person eligible for assistance in respect of a defective…