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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/12</dc:identifier><dc:title>Housing Act 2004</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision about housing conditions; to regulate houses in multiple occupation and certain other residential accommodation; to make provision for home information packs in connection with the sale of residential properties; to make provision about secure tenants and the right to buy; to make provision about mobile homes and the accommodation needs of gypsies and travellers; to make other provision about housing; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-05-02</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-05-01</dct:valid>
					
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AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34" Type="inserted" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-f32460ab35a8fd2768cf5198898bd4e7" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedYear="2004" AffectingYear="2025" Row="969" AffectedProvisions="s. 28(9)"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Housing Act 2004</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-28-9" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/section/28/9" FoundRef="section-28">s. 28(9)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Renters’ Rights Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/4">Sch. 4 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-21-8" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/4/paragraph/21/8">para. 21(8)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Savings><ukm:Section Ref="section-138" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/138">s. 138</ukm:Section></ukm:Savings><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/1">s. 145(1)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/7">(7)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect EffectId="key-586241e8fb8510d0286d5aa545144ae5" Row="979" AffectingYear="2025" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34" AffectedNumber="34" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectingNumber="26" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26" 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URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/138">s. 138</ukm:Section></ukm:Savings><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/1">s. 145(1)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/7">(7)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedNumber="34" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" Type="inserted" AppliedModified="2025-11-12T17:51:38.828914Z" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Row="1002" RequiresApplied="true" EffectId="key-9ed5b98385d664f37c74dea649b19207" AffectingNumber="26" AffectedProvisions="s. 250(2A)" AffectedYear="2004" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 4 para. 33(2)" Comments="contains power" Modified="2026-04-24T13:41:08Z" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34" AffectingYear="2025" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-9ed5b98385d664f37c74dea649b19207" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Housing Act 2004</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-250-2A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/section/250/2A" FoundRef="section-250">s. 250(2A)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Renters’ Rights Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/4">Sch. 4 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-33-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/4/paragraph/33/2">para. 33(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Savings><ukm:Section Ref="section-138" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/138">s. 138</ukm:Section></ukm:Savings><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/1">s. 145(1)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/7">(7)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedYear="2004" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26" EffectId="key-e9e7a0b6d9bc72634cebc13dab0593cc" Type="inserted" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedNumber="34" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-e9e7a0b6d9bc72634cebc13dab0593cc" Row="1003" AffectingYear="2025" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 4 para. 33(3)" Modified="2026-04-24T13:41:08Z" AffectedProvisions="s. 250(6)(za)" AppliedModified="2025-11-12T17:51:38.828914Z" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34" AffectingNumber="26"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Housing Act 2004</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-250-6-za" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/section/250/6/za" FoundRef="section-250">s. 250(6)(za)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Renters’ Rights Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/4">Sch. 4 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-33-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/4/paragraph/33/3">para. 33(3)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Savings><ukm:Section Ref="section-138" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/138">s. 138</ukm:Section></ukm:Savings><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/1">s. 145(1)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/7">(7)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 4 para. 34" AffectingYear="2025" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-cf3f37af986deabda4e257a85830a021" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26" RequiresApplied="true" Type="inserted" AffectingNumber="26" AffectedNumber="34" AffectedProvisions="Sch. A1" AffectedYear="2004" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" EffectId="key-cf3f37af986deabda4e257a85830a021" Modified="2026-04-24T13:41:08Z" Row="1004"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Housing Act 2004</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="schedule-A1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/A1" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">Sch. A1</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Renters’ Rights Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/4">Sch. 4 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-34" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/4/paragraph/34">para. 34</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Savings><ukm:Section Ref="section-138" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/138">s. 138</ukm:Section></ukm:Savings><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/1">s. 145(1)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/7">(7)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedNumber="34" AffectingYear="2025" Type="inserted" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" RequiresApplied="true" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 1 para. A1 B1" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26" AffectingNumber="26" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-89d6ff769f4f067e5e5968bdc1130b5e" EffectId="key-89d6ff769f4f067e5e5968bdc1130b5e" AffectedYear="2004" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 4 para. 35(2)" Row="1005" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" Modified="2026-04-24T13:41:08Z" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Housing Act 2004</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-A1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/1/paragraph/A1" FoundRef="schedule-1">para. A1</ukm:Section> <ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-B1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/1/paragraph/B1" FoundRef="schedule-1">B1</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Renters’ Rights Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/4">Sch. 4 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-35-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/4/paragraph/35/2">para. 35(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Savings><ukm:Section Ref="section-138" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/138">s. 138</ukm:Section></ukm:Savings><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/1">s. 145(1)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/7">(7)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect Row="1010" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" EffectId="key-4cf57c68ec1199ab137e60e20be08fb0" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26" Modified="2026-04-24T13:41:08Z" AffectingYear="2025" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-4cf57c68ec1199ab137e60e20be08fb0" AffectingNumber="26" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 1(2A)-(2C)" Type="inserted" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 4 para. 36(2)(a)" AffectedYear="2004" AffectedNumber="34" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Housing Act 2004</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/2">Sch. 2 </ukm:Section><ukm:SectionRange Start="schedule-2-paragraph-1-2A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/2/paragraph/1/2A" FoundStart="schedule-2-paragraph-1" End="schedule-2-paragraph-1-2C" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/2/paragraph/1/2C" FoundEnd="schedule-2-paragraph-1" MissingEnd="true"><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2-paragraph-1-2A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/2/paragraph/1/2A" FoundRef="schedule-2-paragraph-1">para. 1(2A)</ukm:Section>-<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2-paragraph-1-2C" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/2/paragraph/1/2C" FoundRef="schedule-2-paragraph-1">(2C)</ukm:Section></ukm:SectionRange></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Renters’ Rights Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/4">Sch. 4 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-36-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/schedule/4/paragraph/36/2/a">para. 36(2)(a)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Savings><ukm:Section Ref="section-138" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/138">s. 138</ukm:Section></ukm:Savings><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/1">s. 145(1)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-145-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/7">(7)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect EffectId="key-e59adf5d7548a7df9a9596efb04b7d06" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" 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Sch. 12 repealed (1.4.2006) by 
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