Housing Act 1985
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 268 — Service of copies of demolition order.
Service of copies of demolition order. 268 1 A local housing authority who have made a demolition order must serve a copy of the order on every person who, to their knowledge, is— a an owner or…
Section 269 — Right of appeal against order.
Right of appeal against order. 269 1 A person aggrieved by a demolition order may, within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the order is made, , appeal to the appropriate tribunal…
Section 269A — Appeals suggesting certain other courses of action
Appeals suggesting certain other courses of action 269A 1 One ground of appeal under section 269 in relation to a demolition order made under section 265 is that a course of action mentioned in…
Section 270 — Demolition orders: recovery of possession of building to be demolished.
Demolition orders: recovery of possession of building to be demolished. 270 1 Where a demolition order has become operative with respect to any premises , the local housing authority shall serve on…
Section 271 — Demolition orders: execution of order.
Demolition orders: execution of order. 271 1 When a demolition order has become operative, the owner of the premises to which it applies shall demolish the premises within the time limited by the…
Section 272 — Demolition orders: expenses of local housing authority, &c.
Demolition orders: expenses of local housing authority, &c. 272 1 Expenses incurred by the local housing authority under section 271 (execution of demolition order), after giving credit for any…
Section 273 — Demolition orders: cleansing before demolition.
Demolition orders: cleansing before demolition. 273 1 If it appears to the local housing authority that premises to which a demolition order applies require to be cleansed from vermin, they may, at…
Section 274 — Demolition orders: power to permit reconstruction of condemned house.
Demolition orders: power to permit reconstruction of condemned house. 274 1 Where a demolition order has become operative— a the owner of the premises , or b any other person who in the opinion of…
Section 274A — Effect of certain enforcement action under the Housing Act 2004
Effect of certain enforcement action under the Housing Act 2004 274A A demolition order which has been made in respect of any premises shall cease to have effect if a management order under Chapter 1…
Section 275 — Demolition orders: substitution of prohibition order to permit use otherwise than for human habitation
Demolition orders: substitution of prohibition order to permit use otherwise than for human habitation 275 1 If— a an owner of any premises in respect of which a demolition order has become…
Section 276 — Closing orders: recovery of possession of house.
Closing orders: recovery of possession of house. 276 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 277 — Closing orders: enforcement.
Closing orders: enforcement. 277 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 278 — Closing orders: determination of order on premises being rendered fit.
Closing orders: determination of order on premises being rendered fit. 278 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 279 — Closing orders: substitution of demolition order.
Closing orders: substitution of demolition order. 279 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Section 283 — Buildings liable to be demolished as “obstructive buildings”.
Buildings liable to be demolished as “obstructive buildings”. 283 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 284 — Obstructive building order.
Obstructive building order. 284 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 285 — Right of appeal against obstructive building order.
Right of appeal against obstructive building order. 285 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 286 — Obstructive building order: recovery of possession of building to be demolished.
Obstructive building order: recovery of possession of building to be demolished. 286 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 287 — Execution of obstructive building order.
Execution of obstructive building order. 287 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 288 — Obstructive buildings: expenses of local housing authority, &c.
Obstructive buildings: expenses of local housing authority, &c. 288 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 289 — Declaration of clearance area.
Declaration of clearance area. 289 1 A clearance area is an area which is to be cleared of all buildings in accordance with the following provisions of this Part. 2 If the local housing authority are…
Section 290 — Acquisition of land for clearance.
Acquisition of land for clearance. 290 1 So soon as may be after the local housing authority have declared an area to be a clearance area, they shall proceed to secure the clearance of the area…
Section 291 — Method of dealing with land acquired for clearance.
Method of dealing with land acquired for clearance. 291 1 A local housing authority who have purchased land under section 290 shall, so soon as may be, cause every building on the land to be vacated…
Section 292 — Power to discontinue proceedings if acquisition of land proves unnecessary.
Power to discontinue proceedings if acquisition of land proves unnecessary. 292 Where the local housing authority have submitted to the Secretary of State an order for the compulsory purchase of land…
Section 293 — Property belonging to the local housing authority.
Property belonging to the local housing authority. 293 1 The local housing authority may include in a clearance area land belonging to them which they might have included in the area if it had not…
Section 294 — Extinguishment of public rights of way over land acquired.
Extinguishment of public rights of way over land acquired. 294 1 The local housing authority may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, by order extinguish any public right of way over land…
Section 295 — Extinguishment of other rights over land acquired.
Extinguishment of other rights over land acquired. 295 1 Upon the completion by the local housing authority of the purchase by them under section 290 (land acquired for clearance)— a all private…
Section 296 — Apparatus of statutory undertakers.
Apparatus of statutory undertakers. 296 1 Section 295(1) (extinguishment of rights over land acquired for clearance and vesting of apparatus in local housing authority) does not apply to— a any right…
Section 297 — Procedure for removal or alteration of apparatus under s. 296.
Procedure for removal or alteration of apparatus under s. 296. 297 1 A local housing authority who intend to remove or alter apparatus in exercise of the power conferred by section 296— a shall serve…
Section 298 — Electronic communications apparatus
Electronic communications apparatus 298 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Where a public right of way over land is extinguished by an order under section 294 and…
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Section 300 — Purchase of houses liable to be demolished or to be subject to a prohibition order.
Purchase of houses liable to be demolished or to be subject to a prohibition order. 300 1 Where— a the local housing authority would be required under section 5 of the Housing Act 2004 to make a…
Section 301 — Retention of houses acquired for clearance.
Retention of houses acquired for clearance. 301 1 The local housing authority, having declared an area to be a clearance area, may postpone for such period as they may determine the demolition of…
Section 302 — Management and repair of houses acquired under s. 300 or retained under s. 301
Management and repair of houses acquired under s. 300 or retained under s. 301 302 Where a residential building is acquired by a local housing authority under section 300 or retained by a local…
Section 303 — Meaning of “listed building”.
Meaning of “listed building”. 303 In this Part “ listed building ” means a building included in a list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest under section 1 of the Planning…
Section 304 — Demolition order not to be made in respect of listed building .
Demolition order not to be made in respect of listed building . 304 1 A local housing authority shall not make a demolition order under section 265 (power to make a demolition order) in respect of a…
Section 305 — Building becoming listed when subject to compulsory purchase for clearance.
Building becoming listed when subject to compulsory purchase for clearance. 305 1 Where a building in England to which a compulsory purchase order under section 290 applies (acquisition of land for…
Section 306 — Building becoming listed when acquired by agreement for clearance.
Building becoming listed when acquired by agreement for clearance. 306 1 Where section 291 (method of dealing with land acquired for clearance) applies to a building in England purchased by the local…
Section 307 — Saving for rights arising from breach of covenant, &c.
Saving for rights arising from breach of covenant, &c. 307 1 Nothing in the provisions of this Part relating to the demolition or purchase of unfit premises prejudices or interferes with the rights…
Section 308 — Approval of owner’s proposals for redevelopment.
Approval of owner’s proposals for redevelopment. 308 1 A person proposing to undertake the re-development of land may submit particulars of his proposals to the local housing authority for approval…
Section 309 — Recovery of possession of premises for purposes of approved re-development.
Recovery of possession of premises for purposes of approved re-development. 309 1 Where the local housing authority have given notice of their satisfaction with proposals submitted to them under…
Section 310 — Certificate of fitness resulting from owner’s improvements or alterations.
Certificate of fitness resulting from owner’s improvements or alterations. 310 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 311 — Consideration of proposals under s. 308 or s. 310 with respect to premises in clearance area.
Consideration of proposals under s. 308 or s. 310 with respect to premises in clearance area. 311 1 Where proposals as respects premises in a clearance area are submitted to the local housing…
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Section 315 — Power of court to order occupier or owner to permit things to be done.
Power of court to order occupier or owner to permit things to be done. 315 1 If a person, after receiving notice of the intended action— a being the occupier of premises, prevents the owner . . . of…
Section 316 — Power of court to authorise owner to demolish premises on default of another owner.
Power of court to authorise owner to demolish premises on default of another owner. 316 1 If it appears to a magistrates’ court on the application of an owner of premises in respect of which a…
Section 317 — Power of court to determine lease where premises demolished . . . .
Power of court to determine lease where premises demolished . . . . 317 1 Where premises in respect of which a demolition . . . order under this Part has become operative form the subject matter of a…
Section 318 — Power of tribunal to authorise execution of works on unfit premises or for improvement.
Power of tribunal to authorise execution of works on unfit premises or for improvement. 318 1 Where on an application made by a person entitled to any interest in land used in whole or in part as a…
Section 319 — Powers of entry.
Powers of entry. 319 1 A person authorised by the local housing authority or the Secretary of State may at any reasonable time, on giving seven days notice of his intention to the occupier, and to…