Part I Grants, &c. for renewal of private sector housing
C1Chapter I The main grants
Introductory
1 Grants for improvements and repairs, &c.
1
Grants are available from local housing authorities in accordance with this Chapter towards the cost of works required for—
a
the improvement or repair of dwellings, houses in multiple occupation or the common parts of buildings containing one or more flats,
b
the provision of dwellings or houses in multiple occupation by the conversion91. of a house or other building, and
c
the provision of facilities for disabled persons in dwellings and in the common parts of buildings containing one or more flats.
2
A grant relating to—
a
the improvement or repair of a dwelling, or
b
the provision of dwellings by the conversion of a house or other building,
is referred to as a “renovation grant”.
3
A grant relating to the improvement or repair of the common parts of a building is referred to as a “common parts grant”.
4
A grant for the provision of facilities for a disabled person—
a
in a dwelling, or
b
in the common parts of a building containing one or more flats,
is referred to as a “disabled facilities grant”.
5
A grant for—
a
the improvement or repair of a house in multiple occupation, or
b
the provision of a house in multiple occupation by the conversion of a house or other building,
is referred to as an “HMO grant”.
6
In the following provisions of this Chapter the expression “grant”, without more, means any of these types of grant.
I12 Applications for grants.
1
No grant shall be paid unless an application for it is made to the local housing authority in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and is approved by them.
2
An application for a grant shall be in writing and shall specify the premises to which it relates and contain—
a
particulars of the works in respect of which the grant is sought (in this Chapter referred to as the “relevant works”);
b
unless the local housing authority otherwise direct in any particular case, at least two estimates from different contractors of the cost of carrying out the relevant works;
c
particulars of any preliminary or ancillary services and charges in respect of the cost of which the grant is also sought; and
d
such other particulars as may be prescribed.
3
In this Chapter “preliminary or ancillary services and charges”, in relation to an application for a grant, means services and charges which—
a
relate to the application and the preparation for and the carrying out of works, and
b
are specified for the purposes of this subsection by order of the Secretary of State.
4
The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe a form of application for a grant and an application for a grant to which any such regulations apply is not validly made unless it is in the prescribed form.
Pt. I Ch. I (ss. 1-59) excluded (17.12.1996) by S.I. 1996/2890, reg. 3(1)