Housing Act 1969

75 Power of local authority to carry out works of improvement by agreement with and at expense of owner, etc.

(1) A local authority for the purposes of Part I of this Act may by agreement with any person having the requisite interest execute at his expense any work towards the cost of which a grant under Part I of this Act is payable or might be paid on an application duly made and approved and any further work which it is in their opinion necessary or desirable to execute together with it.

(2) The works with respect to which an agreement may be made under subsection (1) of this section include, if the works are to be carried out in a general improvement area, any works—

(a) the carrying out of which will or might be assisted under section 32(1)(a) of this Act; or

(b) towards the cost of which an improvement grant might be made under Part I of this Act if that cost were not below the limit imposed by section 2(3) of this Act; or

(c) which are works of external repair (including decorative repair) or replacement not included in the definition of " improvement " in section 27 of this Act.

(3) In this section " the requisite interest", in relation to any works, means an interest in every parcel of land on which the works are to be carried out which is either an estate in fee simple absolute in possession or a term of years absolute of which not less than five years remain unexpired.