Housing Act 1988
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 102 — Consultations by applicant.
Consultations by applicant. 102 1 During such period as may be prescribed beginning with,— a if there is a determination by the district valuer under section 99 above, notification to the applicant…
Section 103 — Notice by applicant of intention to proceed.
Notice by applicant of intention to proceed. 103 1 Subject to subsection (2) below, the applicant may, within two weeks of the end of the period mentioned in section 102 above, serve on the landlord…
Section 104 — Duty to complete and consequences of completion.
Duty to complete and consequences of completion. 104 1 Where the applicant has served on the landlord a notice under section 103(1) above, then, as soon as any dispute as to any matters stated in…
Section 105 — Consent required for subsequent disposals.
Consent required for subsequent disposals. 105 1 A person who acquires any property under this Part (in this section referred to as “ the new landlord ”) shall not dispose of it except with the…
Section 106 — Service of information, advice and assistance.
Service of information, advice and assistance. 106 1 The Corporation may provide in connection with this Part a service of information, advice and assistance to, and for the benefit of,— a persons…
Section 107 — Power of Corporation to provide legal assistance to tenants in relation to acquisitions.
Power of Corporation to provide legal assistance to tenants in relation to acquisitions. 107 1 On an application by the tenant of a dwelling-house who is a party or a prospective party to proceedings…
Section 108 — Registration of title and related matters.
Registration of title and related matters. 108 Schedule 12 to this Act shall have effect with respect to registration of title and related matters arising on acquisitions of property under this Part…
Section 109 — Public open space etc.
Public open space etc. 109 1 To the extent that any land held— a for the purposes of section 164 of the Public Health Act 1875 (pleasure grounds), or b in accordance with section 10 of the Open…
Section 110 — Extension etc. of relevant periods.
Extension etc. of relevant periods. 110 1 In this section “ relevant period ” means any period within which anything is required by this Part to be done by either of the parties, that is to say, the…
Section 111 — Power to prescribe forms etc.
Power to prescribe forms etc. 111 The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe— a anything which by this Part is to be prescribed; and b the form of any notice, statement or other document…
Section 112 — Orders and regulations.
Orders and regulations. 112 1 Any power of the Secretary of State to make orders or Orders and regulations under this Part shall be exercised by statutory instrument. 2 A statutory instrument…
Section 113 — Jurisdiction of county court.
Jurisdiction of county court. 113 1 Subject to sections 98(5) and 99(6) above, a county court has jurisdiction— a to entertain any proceedings brought under this Part; and b to determine any question…
Section 114 — Interpretation of Part IV.
Interpretation of Part IV. 114 1 In this Part— “ the ” means the Housing Act 1985; 1985 Act “ the Corporation ” means the Housing Corporation or Housing for Wales but— a an approval given by the…
Section 115 — Premiums on long leases.
Premiums on long leases. 115 1 With respect to — a any premium received or required to be paid after the commencement of this Act, or b any loan required to be made after that commencement, section…
Section 116 — Repairing obligations in short leases.
Repairing obligations in short leases. 116 1 In section II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (repairing obligations in short leases) after subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following…
Section 117 — Certain tenancies excluded from bankrupt’s estate
Certain tenancies excluded from bankrupt’s estate 117 1 In section 283 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (definition of bankrupt’s estate) at the end of subsection (3) (property excluded from the estate)…
Section 118 — Certain tenancies excluded from debtor’s estate: Scotland.
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Section 119 — Amendment of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.
Amendment of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987. 119 The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 shall have effect subject to the amendments in Schedule 13 to this Act.
Section 120 — Appointment etc. of rent officers.
Appointment etc. of rent officers. 120 Section 63 of the Rent Act 1977 (schemes for the appointment of rent officers) shall have effect subject to the amendments in Part I of Schedule 14 to this Act…
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Section 122 — Variation of cost floor for right to buy discount.
Variation of cost floor for right to buy discount. 122 1 Section 131 of the Housing Act 1985 (limits on amount of discount in relation to the right to buy) shall be amended in accordance with…
Section 123 — Amendment of Schedule 5 to Housing Act 1985.
Amendment of Schedule 5 to Housing Act 1985. 123 1 Schedule 5 of the Housing Act 1985 (exceptions to the right to buy) shall be amended in accordance with this section. 2 Paragraphs 6 and 8 shall be…
Section 124 — Right to buy: tenant’s sanction for landlord’s delays.
Right to buy: tenant’s sanction for landlord’s delays. 124 After section 153 of the Housing Act 1985 there shall be inserted the following sections— Tenant’s notices of delay. 153A 1 Where a secure…
Section 125 — Restriction on letting etc. of certain houses in National Parks etc.
Restriction on letting etc. of certain houses in National Parks etc. 125 1 Section 37 of the Housing Act 1985 (restriction on disposals of dwelling-houses in National Parks etc.) shall be amended in…
Section 126 — Restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National Parks etc. acquired under the right to buy.
Restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National Parks etc. acquired under the right to buy. 126 1 In Part V of the Housing Act 1985 (the right to buy), section 157 (restriction on disposal of…
Section 127 — Preserved right to buy.
Preserved right to buy. 127 1 In subsection (4) of section 171B of the Housing Act 1985 for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs— a where the former secure tenancy was…
Section 128 — Preservation of right to buy on disposal to private sector landlord: Scotland.
Preservation of right to buy on disposal to private sector landlord: Scotland. 128 After section 81 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 there shall be inserted the following section— Preservation of…
Section 129 — Schemes for payments to assist local housing authority tenants to obtain other accomodation.
Schemes for payments to assist local housing authority tenants to obtain other accomodation. 129 1 In accordance with a scheme made by a local housing authority and , where the authority is in Wales,…
Section 130 — Repair notices.
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Section 131 — Letting conditions applicable to improvement grants etc.
Letting conditions applicable to improvement grants etc. 131 1 With respect to applications for grants approved after the commencement of this Act, Part XV of the Housing Act 1985 (grants for works…
Section 132 — Consents to disposals of housing stock and application of receipts.
Consents to disposals of housing stock and application of receipts. 132 1 At the end of subsection (4) of section 34 of the Housing Act 1985 (consent to disposals of land held for the purposes of…
Section 133 — Consent required for certain subsequent disposals.
Consent required for certain subsequent disposals. 133 1 Where consent is required for a disposal (in this section referred to as “ the original disposal ”) by virtue of section 32 or section 43 of…
Section 134 — Consent required for certain subsequent disposals: Scotland.
Consent required for certain subsequent disposals: Scotland. 134 In Part I of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (provision of housing) after section 12 there shall be inserted the following section—…
Section 135 — Consultation before disposal: Scotland.
Consultation before disposal: Scotland. 135 1 In Part III of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (rights of public sector tenants) after section 81 there shall be inserted the following section—…
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Section 137 — Codes of practice in field of rented housing.
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Section 138 — Financial provisions.
Financial provisions. 138 1 There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament— a any sums required for the payment by the Secretary of State of grants under this Act; b any sums required to…
Section 139 — Application to Isles of Scilly.
Application to Isles of Scilly. 139 1 This Act applies to the Isles of Scilly subject to such exceptions, adaptations and modifications as the Secretary of State may by order direct. 2 The power to…
Section 140 — Amendments and repeals.
Amendments and repeals. 140 1 Schedule 17 to this Act, which contains minor amendments and amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act and the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988, shall have…
Section 141 — Short title, commencement and extent.
Short title, commencement and extent. 141 1 This Act may be cited as the Housing Act 1988. 2 The provisions of Parts II and IV of this Act and sections 119, 122, 124, 128, 129, 135 and 140 above…
Section 153A — Tenant’s notices of delay.
Tenant’s notices of delay. 153A 1 Where a secure tenant has claimed to exercise the right to buy, he may serve on his landlord a notice (in this section referred to as an “initial notice of delay”)…
Section 153B — Payments of rent attributable to purchase price etc.
Payments of rent attributable to purchase price etc. 153B 1 Where a secure tenant has served on his landlord an operative notice of delay, this section applies to any payment of rent which is made on…
Section 308A — Vesting in trustee of certain tenancies.
Vesting in trustee of certain tenancies. 308A Upon the service on the bankrupt by the trustee of a notice in writing under this section, any tenancy— a which is excluded by virtue of section 283(3A)…