Housing Act 1985
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 154 — Registration of title.
Registration of title. 154 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Where the landlord’s title to the dwelling-house is not registered, the landlord shall give the tenant a…
Section 155 — Repayment of discount on early disposal.
Repayment of discount on early disposal. 155 1 A conveyance of the freehold or grant of a lease in pursuance of this Part shall contain (unless, in the case of a conveyance or grant in pursuance of…
Section 155A — Amount of discount which may be demanded by landlord: right to buy
Amount of discount which may be demanded by landlord: right to buy 155A 1 For the purposes of the covenant mentioned in section 155(2), the landlord may demand such sum as he considers appropriate,…
Section 155B — Amount of discount which may be demanded by landlord: right to acquire on rent to mortgage terms
Amount of discount which may be demanded by landlord: right to acquire on rent to mortgage terms 155B 1 For the purposes of the covenant mentioned in section 155(3), the landlord may demand such sum…
Section 155C — Increase attributable to home improvements
Increase attributable to home improvements 155C 1 In calculating the maximum amount which may be demanded by the landlord under section 155A, such amount (if any) of the price or premium paid for the…
Section 156 — Liability to repay is a charge on the premises.
Liability to repay is a charge on the premises. 156 1 The liability that may arise under the covenant required by section 155 is a charge on the dwelling-house, taking effect as if it had been…
Section 156A — Right of first refusal for landlord etc.
Right of first refusal for landlord etc. 156A 1 A conveyance of the freehold or grant of a lease in pursuance of this Part shall contain the following covenant, which shall be binding on the secure…
Section 157 — Restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National Parks, etc.
Restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National Parks, etc. 157 1 Where in pursuance of this Part a conveyance or grant is executed by a local authority . . . or a housing association (“the…
Section 158 — Consideration for disposal under section 156A
Consideration for disposal under section 156A 158 1 The consideration for such a disposal as is mentioned in section 156A(4) shall be such amount as may be agreed between the parties, or determined…
Section 159 — Relevant disposals.
Relevant disposals. 159 1 A disposal, whether of the whole or part of the dwelling-house, is a relevant disposal for the purposes of this Part if it is— a a further conveyance of the freehold or an…
Section 160 — Exempted disposals.
Exempted disposals. 160 1 A disposal is an exempted disposal for the purposes of this Part if— a it is a disposal of the whole of the dwelling-house and a further conveyance of the freehold or an…
Section 161 — Meaning of “compulsory disposal”.
Meaning of “compulsory disposal”. 161 In this Part a “ compulsory disposal ” means a disposal of property which is acquired compulsorily, or is acquired by a person who has made or would have made,…
Section 162 — Exempted disposals which end liability under covenants.
Exempted disposals which end liability under covenants. 162 Where there is a relevant disposal which is an exempted disposal by virtue of section 160(1)(d) or (e) (compulsory disposals or disposals…
Section 163 — Treatment of options.
Treatment of options. 163 1 For the purposes of this Part the grant of an option enabling a person to call for a relevant disposal which is not an exempted disposal shall be treated as such a…
Section 163A — Treatment of deferred resale agreements for purposes of section 155
Treatment of deferred resale agreements for purposes of section 155 163A 1 If a secure tenant or his successor in title enters into an agreement within subsection (3), any liability arising under the…
Section 164 — Secretary of State’s general power to intervene.
Secretary of State’s general power to intervene. 164 1 The Secretary of State may use his powers under this section where it appears to him that tenants generally, a tenant or tenants of a particular…
Section 165 — Vesting orders for purposes of s. 164.
Vesting orders for purposes of s. 164. 165 1 For the purpose of conveying a freehold or granting a lease in the exercise of his powers under section 164 the Secretary of State may execute a document,…
Section 166 — Other provisions supplementary to s. 164.
Other provisions supplementary to s. 164. 166 1 A notice under section 164 may be withdrawn by a further notice in writing, either completely or in relation to a particular landlord or a particular…
Section 167 — Power to give directions as to covenants and conditions.
Power to give directions as to covenants and conditions. 167 1 Where it appears to the Secretary of State that, if covenants or conditions of any kind were included in conveyances or grants of…
Section 168 — Effect of direction under s. 167 on existing covenants and conditions.
Effect of direction under s. 167 on existing covenants and conditions. 168 1 If a direction under section 167 so provides, the provisions of this section shall apply in relation to a covenant or…
Section 169 — Power to obtain information, etc.
Power to obtain information, etc. 169 1 Where it appears to the Secretary of State necessary or expedient for the purpose of determining whether his powers under section 164 or 166 (general power to…
Section 170 — Power to give assistance in connection with legal proceedings.
Power to give assistance in connection with legal proceedings. 170 1 This section applies to— a proceedings under this Part or to determine a question arising under or in connection with this Part,…
Section 171 — Power to extend right to buy, etc.
Power to extend right to buy, etc. 171 1 The Secretary of State may by order provide that, where there are in a dwelling-house let on a secure tenancy one or more interest to which this section…
Section 171A — Cases in which right to buy is preserved.
Cases in which right to buy is preserved. 171A 1 The provisions of this Part continue to apply where a person ceases to be a secure tenant of a dwelling-house by reason of the disposal by the…
Section 171B — Extent of preserved right: qualifying persons and dwelling-houses.
Extent of preserved right: qualifying persons and dwelling-houses. 171B 1 A person to whom this section applies has the preserved right to buy a relevant dwelling-house in England so long as he…
Section 171C — Modifications of this Part in relation to preserved right.
Modifications of this Part in relation to preserved right. 171C 1 Where the right to buy is preserved, the provisions of this Part have effect subject to such exceptions, adaptations and other…
Section 171E — Subsequent dealings: termination of landlord’s interest in qualifying dwelling-house.
Subsequent dealings: termination of landlord’s interest in qualifying dwelling-house. 171E 1 On the termination of the landlord’s interest in the qualifying dwelling-house— a on the occurrence of an…
Section 171F — Subsequent dealings: transfer of qualifying person to alternative accommodation.
Subsequent dealings: transfer of qualifying person to alternative accommodation. 171F The court shall not order a qualifying person to give up possession of the qualifying dwelling-house in pursuance…
Section 171G — Land registration and related matters.
Land registration and related matters. 171G Schedule 9A has effect with respect to registration of title and related matters arising in connection with the preservation of the right to buy.
Section 171H — Disposal after notice claiming to exercise right to buy, etc.
Disposal after notice claiming to exercise right to buy, etc. 171H 1 Where notice has been given in respect of a dwelling-house claiming to exercise the right to buy . . . and before the completion…
Section 172 — Exclusion of leases where landlord is housing association and freeholder is a charity.
Exclusion of leases where landlord is housing association and freeholder is a charity. 172 1 Part I of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (enfranchisement and extension of long leaseholds) does not apply…
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Section 174 — Leases granted under this Part to be treated as long leases at a low rent.
Leases granted under this Part to be treated as long leases at a low rent. 174 For the purposes of Part I of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (enfranchisement and extension of long leaseholds)— a a…
Section 175 — Determination of price payable.
Determination of price payable. 175 1 Where, in the case of a tenancy or sub-tenancy to which this section applies, the tenant exercises his right to acquire the freehold under Part I of the…
Section 176 — Notices.
Notices. 176 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe the form of any notice under this Part and the particulars to be contained in the notice. 2 Where the form of, and the particulars…
Section 177 — Errors and omissions in notices.
Errors and omissions in notices. 177 1 A notice served by a tenant under this Part is not invalidated by an error in, or omission from, the particulars which are required by regulations under section…
Section 178 — Costs.
Costs. 178 An agreement between the landlord and a tenant claiming to exercise— a the right to buy, b the right to acquire on rent to mortgage terms, or c any such right as is mentioned in paragraph…
Section 179 — Provisions restricting right to buy, etc. of no effect.
Provisions restricting right to buy, etc. of no effect. 179 1 A provision of a lease held by the landlord or a superior landlord, or of an agreement (whenever made), is void in so far as it purports…
Section 180 — Statutory declarations.
Statutory declarations. 180 A landlord, . . .or the Secretary of State may, if the landlord, . . . or Secretary of State thinks fit, accept a statutory declaration made for the purposes of this Part…
Section 181 — Jurisdiction of county court.
Jurisdiction of county court. 181 1 The county court has jurisdiction— a to entertain any proceedings brought under this Part, and b to determine any question arising under this Part or under a…
Section 182 — Power to repeal or amend local Acts.
Power to repeal or amend local Acts. 182 1 The Secretary of State may by order repeal or amend a provision of a local Act passed before 8th August 1980 where it appears to him that the provision is…
Section 183 — Meaning of “house”, “flat” and “dwelling-house”.
Meaning of “house”, “flat” and “dwelling-house”. 183 1 The following provisions apply to the interpretation of “house”, “flat” and “dwelling-house” when used in this Part. 2 A dwelling-house is a…
Section 184 — Land let with or used for purposes of dwelling-house.
Land let with or used for purposes of dwelling-house. 184 1 For the purpose of this Part land let together with a dwelling-house shall be treated as part of the dwelling-house, unless the land is…
Section 185 — Meaning of “secure tenancy” and “secure tenant”.
Meaning of “secure tenancy” and “secure tenant”. 185 1 References in this Part to a secure tenancy or a secure tenant in relation to a time before 26th August 1984 are to a tenancy which would have…
Section 186 — Members of a person’s family.
Members of a person’s family. 186 1 A person is a member of another’s family within the meaning of this Part if— a he is the spouse or civil partner of that person, or he and that person live…
Section 187 — Minor definitions.
Minor definitions. 187 In this Part— “ improvement ” means , in relation to a dwelling house, any alteration in, or addition to, the dwelling-house and includes— any addition to, or alteration in,…
Section 188 — Index of defined expressions: Part V
Index of defined expressions: Part V 188 The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Part (other than provisions defining or explaining an…
Section 189 — Repair notice in respect of unfit dwelling-house .
Repair notice in respect of unfit dwelling-house . 189 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 190 — Repair notice in respect of dwelling-house or house in multiple occupation in state of disrepair but not unfit.
Repair notice in respect of dwelling-house or house in multiple occupation in state of disrepair but not unfit. 190 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 190A — Effect on section 189 of proposal to include premises in group repair scheme.
Effect on section 189 of proposal to include premises in group repair scheme. 190A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .