Local Government and Housing Act 1989

135 Power of local housing authority to carry out works which would attract grant

(1) A local housing authority may by agreement with a person having the requisite interest execute at his expense—

(a) any works towards the cost of which a grant under this Part is payable or might be paid on an application duly made and approved; and

(b) any further works which it is in their opinion necessary or desirable to execute together with the works mentioned in paragraph (a) above.

(2) Except in the case of a common parts grant, the “requisite interest” means an owner’s interest in every parcel of land on which the works are to be carried out or, in a case where (if an application was made) section 104(4) above might apply, in part only of the land concerned.

(3) In the case of a common parts grant, the reference in subsection (1) above to a person having the requisite interest is a reference to the person who—

(a) has a power or duty to carry out the relevant works; and

(b) has such an interest in the building or in a flat in the building as is referred to in subsection (4) of section 105 above.