The Social Housing Rents (Exceptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Amendments related to housing administration

8.—(1) In regulation 2—

(a) in the definition of “absolute exception” for “4(a), 4(b), and 4(d) to (i)”, substitute “3(1)(q), 3(1)(r), 4(1)(a), 4(1)(b), 4(1)(d) to (i), 4(1)(n) and 4(1)(o)”;

(b) after the definition of “Guidance on Rents for Social Housing” insert—

““housing administration order” and “housing administrator” have the meaning given in section 95 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016(1);”.

(2) In regulation 3—

(a) after paragraph (1)(p)(2) insert—

“(q) accommodation provided by a private registered provider in relation to which a housing administration order is in force;

(r) accommodation that satisfies the condition prescribed in paragraph (1A).”;

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) The condition is that before the accommodation was provided by the registered provider, the interest in the property or the interest in the part that includes the accommodation was sold or otherwise disposed of by a housing administrator (whether or not immediately before that time).”.

(3) In regulation 4—

(a) the existing text becomes paragraph (1);

(b) after paragraph (1)(m)(3) insert—

“(n) accommodation provided by a private registered provider in relation to which a housing administration order is in force;

(o) accommodation that meets the condition prescribed in paragraph (2).”;

(c) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(2) The condition is that before the accommodation was provided by the registered provider, the interest in the property or the interest in the part that includes the accommodation was sold or otherwise disposed of by a housing administrator (whether or not immediately before that time).”.

(4) In regulation 5(2)(a) for “4(a)” substitute “4(1)(a)”.

(5) In regulation 10(1) for “regulation 4(c)” substitute “regulation 4(1)(c)”.

(6) In regulation 11A(1)(4) for “regulation 4(m)” substitute “regulation 4(1)(m)”.

(7) In regulation 12(1) for “regulation 4(j)” substitute “regulation 4(1)(j)”.

(1)

2016 c. 22.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (p) was inserted by regulation 4(2) of the Social Housing Rents (Exceptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 which comes into force on 1 April 2017 in accordance with regulation 1(3) of those Regulations.

(3)

Sub-paragraph (m) was inserted by regulation 4(3)(b) of the Social Housing Rents (Exceptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 which comes into force on 1 April 2017 in accordance with regulation 1(3) of those Regulations.

(4)

Regulation 11A was inserted by regulation 6 of the Social Housing Rents (Exceptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 which comes into force on 1 April 2017 in accordance with regulation 1(3) of those Regulations.