SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Reducing social housing regulation

PART 1Removal of disposal consent requirements

Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)

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1

Section 173 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (consent to certain disposals of housing obtained from new town corporations) is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (1) insert—

1ZA

Subsection (1) does not apply to a disposal of land by a private registered provider of social housing.

3

In subsection (1A)—

a

omit paragraph (a);

b

in paragraph (b), for “any other” substitute “ a ”.

4

In subsection (7), omit “section 148 or 172 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008,”.